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Solve the inequality: -2|x-9| > 6

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x < 6
x > 6
x ≤ 6
x ≥ 6

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Final answer:

The inequality -2|x-9| > 6 has no solution because absolute values cannot be less than a negative number, and the simplification leads to |x-9| < -3, which is not possible.

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve the inequality -2|x-9| > 6, we first divide both sides by -2, remembering to reverse the inequality sign because we are dividing by a negative number. This simplifies the inequality to |x-9| < -3. However, since absolute values are always non-negative, there is no real number x that will satisfy this inequality. Therefore, the inequality has no solution. Absolute values cannot be less than a negative number.

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