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Absolute Inequality Dd28Dd

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Question: User: . 3\mid10m+4\mid-1\geq41
1. **State the problem:** Solve the inequality $$3|10m+4|-1 \geq 41$$. 2. **Isolate the absolute value:** Add 1 to both sides: $$3|10m+4| \geq 42$$ 3. **Divide both sides by 3:** $$|10m+4| \geq \cancel{3}\frac{42}{\cancel{3}} = 14$$ 4. **Recall the definition of absolute value inequality:** If $$|x| \geq a$$ for $$a > 0$$, then $$x \leq -a$$ or $$x \geq a$$. 5. **Apply to our inequality:** $$10m + 4 \leq -14 \quad \text{or} \quad 10m + 4 \geq 14$$ 6. **Solve each inequality separately:** - For $$10m + 4 \leq -14$$: $$10m \leq -14 - 4$$ $$10m \leq -18$$ $$m \leq \frac{\cancel{10}(-18)}{\cancel{10}} = -1.8$$ - For $$10m + 4 \geq 14$$: $$10m \geq 14 - 4$$ $$10m \geq 10$$ $$m \geq \frac{\cancel{10}10}{\cancel{10}} = 1$$ 7. **Final solution:** $$m \leq -1.8 \quad \text{or} \quad m \geq 1$$