To find the solution set for the inequalities \( x + 2 \geq 6 \) and \( 3x \geq 6 \), let’s solve each one step by step.
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Solving the first inequality: \[ x + 2 \geq 6 \] We can get \( x \) alone by subtracting 2 from both sides. So we do: \[ x \geq 4 \]
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Solving the second inequality: \[ 3x \geq 6 \] To find \( x \), we divide both sides by 3. That gives us: \[ x \geq 2 \]
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Finding the solution set: Now we need to combine what we found. From the first inequality, we got \( x \geq 4 \). From the second one, we found \( x \geq 2 \).
But we have to find the values of \( x \) that work for both inequalities. The first one, \( x \geq 4 \), is the tougher requirement because it’s higher than \( x \geq 2 \).
So, the values that satisfy both inequalities are only those where \( x \) is 4 or more.
Thus, the solution set is: \[ { x ,|, x \geq 4 } \]
In simpler terms, this means that \( x \) can be any number that is 4 or greater.
In interval notation, we can write this as: \[ [4, \infty) \]
This means that \( x \) starts at 4 and goes on forever!