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Question 750220: |-6-3m| > 21
Answer by tommyt3rd(5050) About Me  (Show Source):
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Every term is a multiple of 3, so we divide it out to get

%0D%0Aabs%28-2-m%29%3E7%0D%0A
Since both terms in the absolute value have the same sign we can rewrite it as

%0D%0Aabs%28m%2B2%29%3E7%0D%0A


which means
m+2< -7 or m+2>7
m<-9 or m>5


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