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What values of x will satisfy the inequality |x|-2/|x|+3≤0? 15 Nov 2019, 13:51
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What values of x will satisfy the inequality \(\frac{|x|-2}{|x|+3}≤0?\)
A) x∈ (-3,2)
B) x∈ (-∞, -3) ∪ (2, ∞)
C) x∈ (-3,3)
D) x∈ (-2,2)
E) x∈ (-∞, -3) ∪ (-2, ∞)
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What values of x will satisfy the inequality |x|-2/|x|+3≤0? 15 Nov 2019, 20:32
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What values of x will satisfy the inequality \(\frac{|x|-2}{|x|+3}≤0?\)
A) x∈ (-3,2)
B) x∈ (-∞, -3) ∪ (2, ∞)
C) x∈ (-3,3)
D) x∈ (-2,2)
E) x∈ (-∞, -3) ∪ (-2, ∞)


\(\frac{|x|-2}{|x|+3}≤0\) will always have |x|+3>0, |x|-2≤0......|x|≤2.....
Thus x lies between -2 and 2.

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Shouldn't this be [-2,2]; i.e. inclusive of -2 & 2?
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What values of x will satisfy the inequality |x|-2/|x|+3≤0? 15 Nov 2019, 20:26
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What values of x will satisfy the inequality \(\frac{|x|-2}{|x|+3}≤0?\)
A) x∈ (-3,2)
B) x∈ (-∞, -3) ∪ (2, ∞)
C) x∈ (-3,3)
D) x∈ (-2,2)
E) x∈ (-∞, -3) ∪ (-2, ∞)
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\(\frac{|x|-2}{|x|+3}≤0\) will always have |x|+3>0, |x|-2≤0......|x|≤2.....
Thus x lies between -2 and 2.

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What values of x will satisfy the inequality \(\frac{|x|-2}{|x|+3}≤0?\)
A) x∈ (-3,2)
B) x∈ (-∞, -3) ∪ (2, ∞)
C) x∈ (-3,3)
D) x∈ (-2,2)
E) x∈ (-∞, -3) ∪ (-2, ∞)


\(\frac{|x|-2}{|x|+3}≤0\) will always have |x|+3>0, |x|-2≤0......|x|≤2.....
Thus x lies between -2 and 2.

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What values of x will satisfy the inequality \(\frac{|x|-2}{|x|+3}≤0?\)
A) x∈ (-3,2)
B) x∈ (-∞, -3) ∪ (2, ∞)
C) x∈ (-3,3)
D) x∈ (-2,2)
E) x∈ (-∞, -3) ∪ (-2, ∞)


\(\frac{|x|-2}{|x|+3}≤0\) will always have |x|+3>0, |x|-2≤0......|x|≤2.....
Thus x lies between -2 and 2.

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Shouldn't this be [-2,2]; i.e. inclusive of -2 & 2?


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Yes, it should be [-2,2]. None of the options satisfy.
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Here's how I solved it, please confirm if this method is correct.

\(\frac{|x|-2}{|x|+3}\) \(\leq{0}\).

Now, we know that the denominator will be positive no matter what. So, we can go ahead and multiply the whole inequality with |x|+3 to get |x|-2 \(\leq{0.\)

This implies that \(-2\leq{x\leq{2\), and hence the range [-2,2] is valid and the answer is (D).
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What values of x will satisfy the inequality |x|-2/|x|+3≤0? 19 May 2020, 03:11
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I feel there is a mistake here. That answer ought to be [-2 2]
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Since |x|+3> 0 (a positive number), we can multiply both sides of the inequality by |x|+3 to get
|x|-2≤0
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|x|≤2 implies -2≤x≤2
Hence [-2 2]

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What values of x will satisfy the inequality |x|-2/|x|+3≤0? 04 Jun 2020, 23:38
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The Ans is D.
Reason:
When we have such type of question where what we get as an answer is not present in the solution then we have to choose the option which is closest to the original solution.

Assuming value of x=3 and putting it in the equation the ans is wrong so B and E is out of scope.

So closest ans is option D.
Assuming value of x=-2.8 and putting it in the equation the ans is wrong so A and C is out of scope.
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