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Try It: Solving ∣x∣<9|x| < 9 and ∣x∣<1|x| < 1

To practice solving basic absolute value inequalities featuring a 'less than' sign, apply the corresponding isolation property to fully evaluate ∣x∣<9|x| < 9 and ∣x∣<1|x| < 1. For the inequality ∣x∣<9|x| < 9, the algebraic expression translates identically into the compound sequence −9<x<9-9 < x < 9, which describes the entire collection of values nestled between −9-9 and 99; using standard interval notation, this translates definitively to (−9,9)(-9, 9). Similarly, the smaller inequality ∣x∣<1|x| < 1 securely maps to the equivalent statement −1<x<1-1 < x < 1, indicating the narrow band of decimal values sandwiched exactly between −1-1 and 11, officially documented in interval notation as (−1,1)(-1, 1).

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