document.write( "Question 108980: I am to Solve this inequality...the actual answer is (-9/5, 1)
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Algebra.Com's Answer #79457 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\"abs%285k%2B2%29-3%3C=4\" Start with the given inequality\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Break up the absolute value (remember, if you have \"abs%28x%29%3C=+a\", then \"x+%3E=+-a\" and \"x+%3C=+a\")\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5k%2B2+%3E=+-7\" and \"5k%2B2+%3C=+7\" Break up the absolute value inequality using the given rule\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-7+%3C=+5k%2B2+%3C=+7\" Combine the two inequalities to get a compound inequality\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-9+%3C=+5k+%3C=+5\" Subtract 2 from all sides\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-9%2F5+%3C=+k+%3C=+1\" Divide all sides by 5 to isolate k\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So our answer is\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "which looks like this in interval notation\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "note: since the inequality was less than or equal to, that means the end points are included. So that is why brackets are used instead of parenthesis.
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