Answer:
See below.
Step-by-step explanation:
It can really help to think when you see |expression| that it means the distance from expression to zero.
(a) |x| < 7 means the distance from x to 0 is less than 7. That puts x between -7 and 7. The solution set is -7 < x < 7.
(b) |x + 3| < 9 means that the distance from x + 3 to 0 is less than 9. That puts x + 3 between -9 and 9:
-9 < x + 3 < 9 Now subtract 3 from all three parts.
-12 < x < 6
(c) |y - 8| > 11 means that the distance from y - 8 to 0 is more than 11 units. That puts y - 8 in one of two places: left of -11 or right of 11.
(g) 
means that the distance from 3x - 1 to 0 is more than (or equal to) 18. Another way to say it is, 3x - 1 is farther from 0 than 18 units. That puts 3x - 1 in one of two places: to the left of -18 or to the right of 18.
means that 4y + 3 is closer to 0 than 13; it is between -13 and 13.
(That last fraction is 10/4 simplified.)
Step-by-step explanation:
A supplementary angle is an angle that is 180 degrees. We are given two angles that add up to 180, but we need to solve for x first.
The first step is to solve both angles. We know that both angles added together are supplementary, so they are equal to 180.
4x + 8 = unknown angle
6x + 3 = unknown angle
(4x + 8) + (6x + 3) = 180
Because we know a supplementary angle is 180 degrees, we can solve for x to find both angles.
Solve for x.
(4x + 8) + (6x + 3) = 180
10x + 11 = 180
10x = 169
x = 16.9
Now, we know the value of x, so we plug in x for both angles to determine which angle is smaller.
4x + 8
4(16.9) + 8
67.6 + 8 = 75.6 degrees
and the other angle
6x + 3
6(16.9) + 3
101.4 + 3 = 104.4 degrees
Now we know that the smaller angle is 75.6 degrees.
Also, to make sure the math is correct, when plugging in both numbers after finding x, they should add to 180.
75.6 + 104.4 = 180 so we know they are supplementary for sure.
Good luck!
