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Solve the inequality for v.Simplify your answer as much as possible. I have a picture of the problem.

Solve the inequality for v.Simplify your answer as much as possible. I have a picture-example-1
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We are given the following inequality


14\le2-4v

We are asked to solve this inequality for v.

Our goal is to separate the variable v.

Step 1:

Subtract 2 from both sides of the inequality


\begin{gathered} 14-2\le2-2-4v \\ 12\le-4v \end{gathered}

Step 2:

Divide both sides of the inequality by 4


\begin{gathered} (12)/(4)\le-(4v)/(4) \\ 3\le-v \end{gathered}

Step 3:

Multiply both sides of the inequality by -1 (the inequality sign will be reversed)


\begin{gathered} 3(-1)\le-v(-1) \\ -3\ge v \end{gathered}

Step 4:

Finally, shift the variables (the inequality sign will be reversed)


\begin{gathered} -3\ge v \\ v\le-3 \end{gathered}

Therefore, the solution of the inequality is


v\le-3

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