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Example: Solving 5x64|5x - 6| \leq 4

To solve the absolute value inequality 5x64|5x - 6| \leq 4, start by isolating the absolute value expression, which in this case is already isolated. Next, translate the inequality into the equivalent compound inequality 45x64-4 \leq 5x - 6 \leq 4. Solve this compound inequality by adding 66 to all three parts, resulting in 25x102 \leq 5x \leq 10. Then, divide each part by 55 to isolate xx, which gives 25x2\frac{2}{5} \leq x \leq 2. On a number line, this solution is graphed by placing closed circles at 25\frac{2}{5} and 22, and shading the segment between them to indicate all included values. In interval notation, this contiguous solution set is written as [25,2][\frac{2}{5}, 2].

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