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Example:
Write
the
following
inequalities
as
one
absolute
value:
3 < 𝑡
or
𝑡 < 0.
Step
One/Step
Two:
0
m
3
Step
Three:
0+3 3
𝑚= =
2 2
Step
Four:
3 3 3
𝑑 !0, ! = − 0 =
2 2 2
Similarly,
3 3 6 3 3
𝑑 ! , 3! = 3 − = − =
2 2 2 2 2
Step
Five:
Looking
at
the
number
line
we
see
that
we
want
the
distance
from
t
to
the
! ! !
midpoint
(i.e.
!𝑡 − !!)
to
be
greater
than
3/2.
Therefore
our
answer
is
!𝑡 − !! > !.
!
Alternative
Method:
We
found
that
the
midpoint
is
!.
Subtracting
this
from
the
given
! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
inequalities
we
have:
3 − ! < 𝑡 − !
or
𝑡 − ! < 0 − ! ⟺ ! < 𝑡 − !
or
𝑡 − ! < − !.
! !
Writing
this
in
absolute
value
notation
we
have
!𝑡 − !! > !.