How do you solve #|3- 5n | > 8#?
1 Answer
Sep 22, 2017
Explanation:
To solve inequalities involving absolute values we have to solve for the possibility of the expression in the bars being both positive and negative.
First just remove bars:
Subtract 3 from both sides:
Divide both sides by
Now we have to solve for:
Remove bars:
remove bracket:
Add 3 to both sides:
Divide by 11:
These results can be written:
or as a union of intervals:
See graph: