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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Solve |x| > -9. {x | x < -9 or x > 9} all reals no solution i got c

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

what is absolute value? what does it mean when we say |2| or |-3|?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how far it is to zero

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

so we're talking about distances

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

specially how far a certain number is from 0 is that distance ever negative?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i can be

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it*

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

how so?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

if it goes back from a posotive im sorry for saying this but can we speed it up i have to get this stuff done

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

telling me to speed it up will only make me speed out of here it sounds like you're taking a test when you say that

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no im doing summer school and school starts in two weeks and i have about 70%of a class to do

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

so because absolute value is never negative, this means |x| is never negative

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

so is |x| > -9 always true? sometimes true? or never true?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

somtimes true

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

why sometimes? |x| is never negative so it's either 0 or positive

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so never true

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

so you're saying that if z is positive, then z > -9 is false?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

always true

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

z > -9 is false? or true?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

z is positive

OpenStudy (anonymous):

tru

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

so |x| > -9 is always true therefore, there are infinitely many solutions

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so all reals or does reals constitute -+ but no fractions??

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

what do you mean?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

nvm so its a

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

no I already told you the answer

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

infinitely many solutions means what?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

all reals

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

yes correct

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