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Which of the following is a solution of y > |x| - 6?

(-5, 1)
(-1, -5)
(5, -1)

User Nothilaryy
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Answer A is the correct one

User Criss
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absolute value of x minus 6 is less than y
one way is to jsut make all the x's positive, then subtract them from 6 and see if they are less

sorry for confusing, just read below

(-5,1)
1>|-5|-6
1>5-6
1>-1
true

(-1,-5)
-5>|-1|-6
-5>1-6
-5>-5
false

(5,-1)
-1>|5|-6
-1>-1
false



answer is (-5,1)
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