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Solve for uu.\newline5u<55|u| < 5\newlineWrite a compound inequality like 1<x<31 < x < 3 or like x<1x < 1 or x>3x > 3. Use integers, proper fractions, or improper fractions in simplest form.\newline______

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Q. Solve for uu.\newline5u<55|u| < 5\newlineWrite a compound inequality like 1<x<31 < x < 3 or like x<1x < 1 or x>3x > 3. Use integers, proper fractions, or improper fractions in simplest form.\newline______
  1. Isolate u|u|: We have the inequality:\newline5u<55|u| < 5\newlineFirst, we need to isolate u|u|. To do this, we divide both sides of the inequality by 55.\newline5u5<55\frac{5|u|}{5} < \frac{5}{5}\newlineu<1|u| < 1
  2. Interpret absolute value inequality: Now that we have u<1|u| < 1, we need to interpret this absolute value inequality. The absolute value of a number is less than 11 if the number itself is between 1-1 and 11. So, u<1|u| < 1 is equivalent to 1<u<1-1 < u < 1.
  3. Write compound inequality: We have now solved for uu and written the solution as a compound inequality. The compound inequality is 1<u<1-1 < u < 1.

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