How do you solve the inequality #|1-x/3|>2/3#?
1 Answer
Dec 1, 2015
Consider each case for the inequality being true to find the solution set
Explanation:
We can solve this if we recognize what the absolute value symbol is actually saying. It is equivalent to saying
or
Then all we need to do is find what conditions cause each to be true.
For the first:
For the second:
So one of the conditions, and thus the original inequality, will be true so long as either