Absolute Value Inequalities

Solve.

|x + 4| < 5

• x < -9 or x > 1

• -9 < x < 1

• x < 9 or x > -1

• -1 < x < 9

Solve.
|y - 4| ≥ 8

• y ≤ -4 or y ≥ 12
• -4 ≤ y ≤ -12
• y ≤ 4 or y ≥ -12
• -12 ≤ x ≤ 4

Solve.
|y - 1| ≤ 6

• -7 ≤ y ≤ 5
• y ≤ -7 or y ≥ 5
• -5 ≤ y ≤ 7
• y ≤ -5 or y ≥ 7

Solve.
|p + 3| ≥ 10

• -13 ≤ p ≤ 7
• p ≤ -13 or p ≥ 7
• -7 ≤ p ≤ 13
• p ≤ -7 or p ≥ 13

Solve.
|3c - 4| < 12

• -2 2/3 < c < 5 1/3
• c < -5 1/3  or c > 2 2/3
• c < 5 1/3 or c > -2 2/3
• -5 1/3 < c < 2 2/3

Solve.

|4v + 12| ≥ 6

• v ≤ -4.5 or v ≥ -1.5

• -4.5 ≤ v ≤ -1.4

• -1.5 ≤ v ≤ 4.5

• v ≤ -1.5 or v ≥ 4.5

Solve.
|4m + 9| ≥ 21

• -7.5 ≤ m ≤ 3
• m ≤ -7.5 or m ≥ 3
• -3 ≤ m ≤ 7.5
• m ≤ -3 or m ≥ 7.5

| x - 2 | > 3
Is this an "and"  or an "or" problem?

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Which graph represents the solution to the absolute-value inequality:

I 3x + 9 I > 27

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Answer explanation

Remember what sort of graph > means for absolute-value.

Solve:
|x + 4| - 8 > 2

• x > 6 and x < 10
• x > 6 or x < -14
• all real numbers
• no solution