0606 P22 - Jun 2025 - Q1 - 4 marks
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Solve the inequality \(|5 x+2| \geqslant 3\).
Solution
Answer: \(x\leqslant -1\) or \(x\geqslant \frac15\).
For a modulus inequality of the form \(|A|\geqslant3\), the expression \(A\) must be at least \(3\) or at most \(-3\).
Here
\(|5x+2|\geqslant3.\)
So either
\(5x+2\geqslant3\)
or
\(5x+2\leqslant-3.\)
Solving the first inequality gives
\(5x\geqslant1,\)
so
\(x\geqslant\frac15.\)
Solving the second inequality gives
\(5x\leqslant-5,\)
so
\(x\leqslant-1.\)
Therefore the solution is
\(x\leqslant-1\quad\text{or}\quad x\geqslant\frac15.\)