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OpenStudy (anonymous):

which compound sentence is equivalent to |x-5|<4? Help Me please!!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Help please!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

x-5<4, so x<9, however, the absolute value sign means that only the distance away from zero is accounted for, not whether it's negative or positive. Therefore, whenever x is negative, the absolute value of x-5 will never be less than zero

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so, x must be less than 9 but greater than 0 for it to fit the inequality. Therefore, the compound sentence is: x must be less than 9 and greater than 0

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so the answer would be -4 < x - 5 < 4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

x - 5 > 4 or x - 5 < -4 B. -4 < x - 5 < 4 C. -8 < 2x + 3 < 8 D. x - 5 = 4 or x - 5 = -4 E. 2x + 3 > 8 or 2x + 3 < -8 you see these are the answer choices /.\

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes, it's b!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh okay then thank you:)

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