Q. Solve 5∣x+3∣−12≤13.(A) There are no solutions.(B) −2≤x≤2(C) −8≤x≤8(D) −8≤x≤2
Isolate absolute value expression: Isolate the absolute value expression.To solve the inequality 5∣x+3∣−12≤13, we first need to isolate the absolute value expression on one side of the inequality. We do this by adding 12 to both sides of the inequality.5∣x+3∣−12+12≤13+125∣x+3∣≤25
Remove coefficient: Remove the coefficient of the absolute value expression.Next, we divide both sides of the inequality by 5 to solve for the absolute value expression ∣x+3∣.55∣x+3∣≤525∣x+3∣≤5
Set up inequalities: Set up two separate inequalities.The absolute value inequality ∣x+3∣≤5 means that the quantity inside the absolute value, x+3, is less than or equal to5 and greater than or equal to −5. We can write this as two separate inequalities:x+3≤5 and x+3≥−5
Solve first inequality: Solve the first inequality.We solve the first inequality x+3≤5 by subtracting 3 from both sides.x+3−3≤5−3x≤2
Solve second inequality: Solve the second inequality.We solve the second inequality x+3≥−5 by subtracting 3 from both sides.x+3−3≥−5−3x≥−8
Combine solutions: Combine the solutions to find the solution set.The solution set for the inequality is the intersection of the solutions to the two inequalities we found in steps 4 and 5. This means x must be greater than or equal to −8 and less than or equal to 2.−8≤x≤2
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