document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=635546>Question 635546</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> |4y-9| >7 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #400405 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=400405\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=abs%284y-9%29%3E7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"abs%284y-9%29%3E7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given inequality\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Break up the absolute value (remember, if you have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=abs%28x%29%3E+a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"abs%28x%29%3E+a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+%3C+-a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+%3C+-a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+%3E+a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+%3E+a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4y-9+%3C+-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4y-9+%3C+-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4y-9+%3E+7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4y-9+%3E+7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Break up the absolute value inequality using the given rule\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now lets focus on the first inequality  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4y-9+%3C+-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4y-9+%3C+-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4y-9%3C-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4y-9%3C-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given inequality\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4y%3C-7%2B9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4y%3C-7%2B9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >Add 9 to both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4y%3C2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4y%3C2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms on the right side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%3C%282%29%2F%284%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%3C%282%29%2F%284%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 4 to isolate y \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%3C1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%3C1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now lets focus on the second inequality  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4y-9+%3E+7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4y-9+%3E+7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4y-9%3E7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4y-9%3E7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given inequality\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4y%3E7%2B9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4y%3E7%2B9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >Add 9 to both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4y%3E16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4y%3E16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms on the right side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%3E%2816%29%2F%284%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%3E%2816%29%2F%284%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 4 to isolate y \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%3E4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%3E4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So our answer is\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "which looks like this in interval notation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \left(-\infty,\frac{1}{2}\right)\cup\left(4,\infty\right)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you wanted to graph the solution set, you would get\r<BR>\n" );
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