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OpenStudy (anonymous):

|-2x - 4| < 12 COMBINE INEQUALITY INTO ONE EXPRESSION

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You asked this before... Did you try it as I suggested?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes but obviously im really confused

OpenStudy (anonymous):

What did you get when you did?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i tried but it was a stupid awnser , didn't make sense

OpenStudy (anonymous):

If you have this: \[|a| < b\]You can write it like this:\[-b < a < b\] So in your case (-2x - 4) is 'a'. 12 is b. Rewrite this expression: \[-b < a < b\]but replace a with (-2x - 4) and replace b with 12.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-12<-2x-4<-12

OpenStudy (anonymous):

now what

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