Rewrite so
x
is on the left side of the inequality.
12
+
8
x
−
3
x
≥
5
+
2
x
−
2
Subtract
3
x
from
8
x
.
12
+
5
x
≥
5
+
2
x
−
2
Subtract
2
from
5
.
12
+
5
x
≥
2
x
+
3
Move all terms containing
x
to the left side of the inequality.
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12
+
3
x
≥
3
Move all terms not containing
x
to the right side of the inequality.
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3
x
≥
−
9
Divide each term by
3
and simplify.
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x
≥
−
3
The result can be shown in multiple forms.
Inequality Form:
x
≥
−
3
Interval Notation:
[
−
3
,
∞
)
Hi, thank you for posting your question here at Brainly.
Simply substitute the value of the intensity to the variable i. Taking its logarithm to the base 10, the answer would be 7.8. Hence, 6 million ergs is equivalent to 7.8 based on the Richter scale.
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