Solve
Step
| x – 1 | > 5
Use this
technique when
|x| > a Û
x <
-a or x > a
x > 6
x < -4 or x > 6
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| Solve for x: | x – 1 | > 5 | |
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| x – 1 | > 5 |
Use this
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| x – 1 < -5 or x – 1 > 5 | Solve each inequality separately. |
| x – 1 + 1 < -5 + 1 | First inequality |
| x < -4 | |
| x – 1 + 1 > 5 + 1 | Second Inequality |
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x > 6 |
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x < -4 or x > 6 |
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