document.write( "Question 50594: Graph inequalities on a number line:
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document.write( "|3x+5|>-11
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document.write( "This is what I did:
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document.write( "3x+5<11 3x+5>-11
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document.write( "3x+5-5<11-5 3x+5-5>-11-5
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document.write( "3/3x<6/3 3/3x>-16/3
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document.write( "x<2 x>-16/3 or -5 1/3
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document.write( "Then I placed a hollow point on -5 1/3 and a hollow point on 2 and shaded the line in between. Am I correct, or just way off?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #33663 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! |3x+5|>-11 \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since absolute value is always greater than or equal to \n" ); document.write( "zero, won't it always be greater that -11, no matter \n" ); document.write( "what that x value is?\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I think the solution set is \"all Real Numbers\". \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |