
Multiply both sides by 3 to get the absolute value
alone on the left:
Now you must learn the two rules for getting rid of
the absolute values in inequalities:
1. If the problem is
, to get
rid of the absolute values write that as
2. If the problem is
, to get
rid of the absolute values write that as
Your problem is case 1, so rewrite
as
We must solve for x in the middle:
Add 1 to all three sides:
Divide all three sides by 2
which simplifies to
or in interval notation (-1,2)
Edwin