document.write( "Question 1058951: -5|x - 3| - 5 < 15
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Looking at the left side of the inequality, it's obvious that it will be negative (< 0), regardless of what value you enter for x, and a negative value WILL ALWAYS be < 15.
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document.write( "As a matter of fact, the smallest value that you can substitute for x to get the LARGEST value on the left-side of the inequality, is 3. 
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document.write( "With x = 3, we get: - 5(0) - 5 < 15, or - 5 < 15. There you have it! The LARGEST value on the left-side (- 5) is still < 15. \n" );
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