Finite Math Examples

$| \frac{x + 6}{3} | > 2$

Step 1

Write $| \frac{x + 6}{3} | > 2$ as a piecewise.

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Step 1.1

To find the interval for the first piece, find where the inside of the absolute value is non-negative.

$\frac{x + 6}{3} \geq 0$

Step 1.2

Solve the inequality.

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Step 1.2.1

Multiply both sides by $3$ .

$\frac{x + 6}{3} \cdot 3 \geq 0 \cdot 3$

Step 1.2.2

Simplify.

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Step 1.2.2.1

Simplify the left side.

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Step 1.2.2.1.1

Cancel the common factor of $3$ .

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Step 1.2.2.1.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{x + 6}{3} \cdot 3 \geq 0 \cdot 3$

Step 1.2.2.1.1.2

Rewrite the expression.

$x + 6 \geq 0 \cdot 3$

Step 1.2.2.2

Simplify the right side.

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Step 1.2.2.2.1

Multiply $0$ by $3$ .

$x + 6 \geq 0$

Step 1.2.3

Subtract $6$ from both sides of the inequality.

$x \geq - 6$

Step 1.3

In the piece where $\frac{x + 6}{3}$ is non-negative, remove the absolute value.

$\frac{x + 6}{3} > 2$

Step 1.4

To find the interval for the second piece, find where the inside of the absolute value is negative.

$\frac{x + 6}{3} < 0$

Step 1.5

Solve the inequality.

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Step 1.5.1

Multiply both sides by $3$ .

$\frac{x + 6}{3} \cdot 3 < 0 \cdot 3$

Step 1.5.2

Simplify.

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Step 1.5.2.1

Simplify the left side.

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Step 1.5.2.1.1

Cancel the common factor of $3$ .

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Step 1.5.2.1.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{x + 6}{3} \cdot 3 < 0 \cdot 3$

Step 1.5.2.1.1.2

Rewrite the expression.

$x + 6 < 0 \cdot 3$

Step 1.5.2.2

Simplify the right side.

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Step 1.5.2.2.1

Multiply $0$ by $3$ .

$x + 6 < 0$

Step 1.5.3

Subtract $6$ from both sides of the inequality.

$x < - 6$

Step 1.6

In the piece where $\frac{x + 6}{3}$ is negative, remove the absolute value and multiply by $- 1$ .

$- \frac{x + 6}{3} > 2$

Step 1.7

Write as a piecewise.

${\begin{cases} \frac{x + 6}{3} > 2 & x \geq - 6 \\ - \frac{x + 6}{3} > 2 & x < - 6 \end{cases}$

Step 2

Solve $\frac{x + 6}{3} > 2$ for $x$ .

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Step 2.1

Multiply both sides by $3$ .

$\frac{x + 6}{3} \cdot 3 > 2 \cdot 3$

Step 2.2

Simplify.

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Step 2.2.1

Simplify the left side.

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Step 2.2.1.1

Cancel the common factor of $3$ .

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Step 2.2.1.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{x + 6}{3} \cdot 3 > 2 \cdot 3$

Step 2.2.1.1.2

Rewrite the expression.

$x + 6 > 2 \cdot 3$

Step 2.2.2

Simplify the right side.

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Step 2.2.2.1

Multiply $2$ by $3$ .

$x + 6 > 6$

Step 2.3

Move all terms not containing $x$ to the right side of the inequality.

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Step 2.3.1

Subtract $6$ from both sides of the inequality.

$x > 6 - 6$

Step 2.3.2

Subtract $6$ from $6$ .

$x > 0$

Step 3

Solve $- \frac{x + 6}{3} > 2$ for $x$ .

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Step 3.1

Divide each term in $- \frac{x + 6}{3} > 2$ by $- 1$ and simplify.

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Step 3.1.1

Divide each term in $- \frac{x + 6}{3} > 2$ by $- 1$ . When multiplying or dividing both sides of an inequality by a negative value, flip the direction of the inequality sign.

$\frac{- \frac{x + 6}{3}}{- 1} < \frac{2}{- 1}$

Step 3.1.2

Simplify the left side.

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Step 3.1.2.1

Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.

$\frac{\frac{x + 6}{3}}{1} < \frac{2}{- 1}$

Step 3.1.2.2

Divide $\frac{x + 6}{3}$ by $1$ .

$\frac{x + 6}{3} < \frac{2}{- 1}$

Step 3.1.3

Simplify the right side.

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Step 3.1.3.1

Divide $2$ by $- 1$ .

$\frac{x + 6}{3} < - 2$

Step 3.2

Multiply both sides by $3$ .

$\frac{x + 6}{3} \cdot 3 < - 2 \cdot 3$

Step 3.3

Simplify.

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Step 3.3.1

Simplify the left side.

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Step 3.3.1.1

Cancel the common factor of $3$ .

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Step 3.3.1.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{x + 6}{3} \cdot 3 < - 2 \cdot 3$

Step 3.3.1.1.2

Rewrite the expression.

$x + 6 < - 2 \cdot 3$

Step 3.3.2

Simplify the right side.

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Step 3.3.2.1

Multiply $- 2$ by $3$ .

$x + 6 < - 6$

Step 3.4

Move all terms not containing $x$ to the right side of the inequality.

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Step 3.4.1

Subtract $6$ from both sides of the inequality.

$x < - 6 - 6$

Step 3.4.2

Subtract $6$ from $- 6$ .

$x < - 12$

Step 4

Find the union of the solutions.

$x < - 12$ or $x > 0$

Step 5

Convert the inequality to interval notation.

$(- \infty, - 12) \cup (0, \infty)$

Step 6