document.write( "Question 1147112: Hello, I solved the following compound inequality, but I do not understand what the union symbol means in the interval notation at the bottom.\r
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document.write( "The union symbol at the bottom means the union of the two sets, of the two semi-infinite intervals.\r\n" );
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