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OpenStudy (anonymous):

|2x + 4| < 12 Help_

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

hint: if |2x + 4| < 12 then -12 < 2x + 4 < 12

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

I'm using the rule if |x| < k, then -k < x < k where k is some positive number

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Still no idea

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

now you have to move that 4 over, so you have to subtract 4 from all sides.

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

which gives you what?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-12 < 2x + 4 < 12 -16 < 2x < 8

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-8<x<4

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