Solve the following absolute value inequality. Describe the graph, as it would appear on a number line. Show your work. My work was wrong according to my instructor.
2007-04-25 22:50:19 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
∣x - 3∣< 8
x - 3 < 8
x - 3 + 3 < 8 + 3
x = 11
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2007-04-26 00:39:12 · answer #1 · answered by SAMUEL D 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
|x - 3| < 8
This translates into the chained inequality
-8 < x - 3 < 8
And if we solve for x by adding 3 to the entire inequality,
-5 < x < 11
On a number line, all values between -5 and 11 will be included.
2007-04-26 05:56:04 · answer #2 · answered by Puggy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.purplemath.com/modules/absineq.htm
I hope you understand clearly reading the above link.
2007-04-26 06:58:52 · answer #3 · answered by detektibgapo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
doesn't x=10 and below...?
2007-04-26 05:58:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋