SOLUTION: Solve the inequality. Write the solution set in interval notation. |5 - x| ≥ 3

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Question 788385: Solve the inequality. Write the solution set in interval notation.
|5 - x| ≥ 3

Answer by tommyt3rd(5050) About Me  (Show Source):
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abs%285-x%29%3E=3
means
5-x+%3E=+3
or
5-x+%3C=-3
which lead us to
x%3C=2
or
x%3E=8

ie
(-oo,2)U(8,oo)