document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=869946>Question 869946</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the inequality.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 - 9 < 0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 - 9 < 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add 9 to each side of the inequality.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 - 9 + 9 < 0 + 9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combine like terms:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-9 + 9 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0 + 9 = 9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore we now have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 < 9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The square root of x^2 is x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The square root of 9 is 3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x < 3\r<BR>\n" );
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