SOLUTION: Solve the absolute value inequality |2x-5|+1 > (greater than/less than symbol)9|

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Question 203328: Solve the absolute value inequality |2x-5|+1 > (greater than/less than symbol)9|
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Solve the absolute value inequality |2x-5|+1 > (greater than/less than symbol)9|
You can write it like this:
|2x - 5| + 1 > 9
|2x - 5| > 9 -1
|2x - 5| > 8
Solve two equations
2x - 5 > 8
2x > 8 + 5
2x > 13
x > 13%2F2
x > 6.5
and
2x - 5 < -8
2x < -8 + 5
2x < -3
x < %28-3%29%2F2
x < -1.5
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