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Which conjunction or disjunction is equivalent to the this inequality?

5-3 |p+4| <= -10

p + 4 ≤ 5 AND p + 4 ≥ -5
p + 4 ≤ 5 OR p + 4 ≥ -5
p + 4 ≥ 5 OR p + 4 ≤ -5
p + 4 ≥ 5 AND p + 4 ≤ -5

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User Alexander Yezutov
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(5 - 3) |p + 4| ≤ - 10

=> (2) |p + 4| ≤ - 10

=> | p -4 | ≤ 10 / 2

=> | p - 4 | ≤ 5

=> (p + 4) ≤ - 5 and -(p+4) ≤ - 5

- (p + 4) ≤ - 5 is equivalent to p + 4 ≥ 5

So, the answer is p + 4 ≤ - 5 and p + 4 ≥ 5. That is the fourth option
p + 4 ≥ 5 AND p + 4 ≤ -5.

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