Solutions
Solutions to Try Its
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. or ; in interval notation, this would be .
Solutions to Odd-Numbered Exercises
1. When we divide both sides by a negative it changes the sign of both sides so the sense of the inequality sign changes. 3. 5. We start by finding the x-intercept, or where the function = 0. Once we have that point, which is , we graph to the right the straight line graph , and then when we draw it to the left we plot positive y values, taking the absolute value of them. 7. 9. 11. 13. 15. All real numbers 17. 19. 21. No solution 23. 25. 27. 29. 31. 33.





