Manhattan-Inequality

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Manhattan-Inequality

by rishijhawar » Fri Jul 29, 2011 5:49 am
Number line shaded from -1 to -7. Which of the following inequalities is equivalent to the shaded part of the number line.
1) |x|>=-7
2) |x-4|>=3
3) |x+4|≤3
4) |x|≤-1
5) |x+3|≤4
OA C. to me all except D looks fine. plz help.
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by pemdas » Fri Jul 29, 2011 6:22 am
1) |x|>=-7, -7<=x<=7
2) |x-4|>=3, x>=7, 1>=x
3) |x-4|≤3, x<=7, 1<=x
4) |x|≤-1, x<=-1, x>=1
5) |x+4|≤3, x<=-1, x=>-7


and to me it's e that's 5)
rishijhawar wrote:Number line shaded from -1 to -7. Which of the following inequalities is equivalent to the shaded part of the number line.
1) |x|>=-7
2) |x-4|>=3
3) |x-4|≤3
4) |x|≤-1
5) |x+4|≤3
OA C. to me all except D looks fine. plz help.
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by rishijhawar » Sat Jul 30, 2011 5:06 am
hey pemdas, u correct.
sorry i edited the typo. i have practiced similar questions and m confident to handle these on the D day.