document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=978256>Question 978256</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the solution set to the inequality: abs value bar x-5 abs value bar is less than -1?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is given as the empty set. Why? Can anyone explain?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the solution set to the inequality: abs value bar x-5 abs value bar is less than -1?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is given as the empty set. Why? Can anyone explain?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Helen<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It is an empty set because the left side of the inequality can NEVER be negative, much more less than - 1. The LEAST value that <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the left side can be is 0, and last time I checked, 0 was never less than - 1, hence NO SOLUTION, and therefore an empty set. </SPAN>\n" );
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