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To solve the absolute value inequality , start by isolating the absolute value expression, which in this case is already isolated. Next, translate the inequality into the equivalent compound inequality . Solve this compound inequality by adding to all three parts, resulting in . Then, divide each part by to isolate , which gives . On a number line, this solution is graphed by placing closed circles at and , and shading the segment between them to indicate all included values. In interval notation, this contiguous solution set is written as .
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