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    Find the solution set for...

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    |2x+9| <= |x-6|
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    |2x+9|-|x-6|<=0
    Let us consider the following cases:
    If x<-9/2
    -2x-9+x-6<=0
    -x-15<=0
    x>=-15
    but since x<-9/2,
    -15<=x<-9/2
    If -9/2<=x<6
    2x+9+x-6<=0
    3x+3<=0
    x<=-1
    but since -9/2<=x<6
    -9/2<=x<=-1
    If x>=6
    2x+9-x+6<=0
    x+15<=0
    x<=-15
    but since x>=6
    This solution is extraneous.

    Thus, combining the first two solutions,
    -15<=x<=-1
    Merry Math Making!

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