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How do you solve #3k+8≥ 17#?

Answer 1

#k ge 3#

We can basically solve for #k#, keeping the inequality sign:

#3k+8 ge 17 implies 3k ge 9 implies k ge 3 #

We don't need to worry about flipping signs of the inequality because we're not dividing by any negatives or anything crazy like that.

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Answer 2

Abigail Allen

To solve (3k + 8 \geq 17):

Subtract 8 from both sides: [3k \geq 17 - 8]
Simplify: [3k \geq 9]
Divide both sides by 3 (since 3 is being multiplied by (k)): [k \geq \frac{9}{3}]
Simplify: [k \geq 3]

So, the solution to the inequality is (k \geq 3).

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.