Isolate absolute value term: We have the inequality: ∣w∣−9≥−4First, we need to isolate the absolute value term ∣w∣ on one side of the inequality.
Add 9 to isolate: Add 9 to both sides of the inequality to isolate ∣w∣:∣w∣−9+9≥−4+9∣w∣≥5
Absolute value inequality: Now we have the absolute value inequality ∣w∣≥5. This means that w is either greater than or equal to 5 or less than or equal to−5.
Split into two inequalities: We can split the absolute value inequality into two separate inequalities:w≥5 or w≤−5This is the compound inequality that represents the solution to the original problem.
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