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2|x-1|-4>2 absolute value equations or inequalities and graph the solution set on the number line

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we have the following:


2|x-1|-4>2

solving:


\begin{gathered} 2|x-1|-4+4>2+4 \\ (2)/(2)|x-1|>(6)/(2) \\ |x-1|>3 \\ x-1<-3\rightarrow x<-2 \\ x-1>3\rightarrow x>4 \end{gathered}

The answer is:


\begin{gathered} x<-2,(-\infty,-2) \\ x>4,(4,\infty) \end{gathered}

2|x-1|-4>2 absolute value equations or inequalities and graph the solution set-example-1
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