How do you solve $|a+1|\le 4$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-06-08T07:58:58

$-5\le a\le 3$

By definition, $|x|\le k \iff -k \le x \le k$

So, $|a+1|\le 4 \iff -4 \le a+1 \le 4$

Subtract $1$ from all sides to get

$-5\le a\le 3$

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