document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1093770>Question 1093770</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> could you please help me solve this equation \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "|x+1| >(or equal) 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried using both the negative and positive way and I got x>(or equal) 5 and x<(or equal) -5 which gave methe interval (-infinity,-5] U [5,infinity)but that was not correct and I am not sure what I did wrong  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #708400 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=708400\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Either x+1 is non-negative or x+1 is negative.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Either <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B1%3E=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B1%3E=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-x-1%3E=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-x-1%3E=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >;\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Either <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3E=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3E=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3C=-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3C=-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The solution set might be the combination of both (-infinity,-5] AND [3,infinity), but these two intervals have no points in common.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(Note that you showed an incorrect value for one of your intervals' boundary values.  )\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "NOT  (-infin,-5]U[5,infin), <b>BUT YOU WANT (-infin,-5]U[3,infin)</b>.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(fixed) </SPAN>\n" );
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