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
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "4n+8<3n-6 or 10n-8≥9+9n\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "n<-14 or n >= 17\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "n=( - ∞,-14)∪[17,∞) \n" ); document.write( "

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thaat's the union symbol which basically means the same as or
\n" ); document.write( "you can read that as (-infinity, -14) or {17, infinity)
\n" ); document.write( "here's a reference for you.
\n" ); document.write( "https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_elementary-algebra/s05-07-introduction-to-inequalities-a.html
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