To solve the inequality \( 2x + 10 \geq 12 \):
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Subtract 10 from both sides: \[ 2x \geq 12 - 10 \] \[ 2x \geq 2 \]
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Divide both sides by 2: \[ x \geq 1 \]
Now, to write the inequality so that \( x \) comes first, we can rewrite it as: \[ 1 \leq x \]
So the final answer is: \[ 1 \leq x \]