We are asked to solve the inequality $| \frac{x-2}{x+2} | \le 1$.

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1. Problem Description

We are asked to solve the inequality x2x+21| \frac{x-2}{x+2} | \le 1.

2. Solution Steps

We can rewrite the inequality as:
1x2x+21-1 \le \frac{x-2}{x+2} \le 1
This inequality is equivalent to the following system of inequalities:
x2x+21\frac{x-2}{x+2} \le 1 and x2x+21\frac{x-2}{x+2} \ge -1.
Let's solve the first inequality:
x2x+21\frac{x-2}{x+2} \le 1
x2x+210\frac{x-2}{x+2} - 1 \le 0
x2(x+2)x+20\frac{x-2 - (x+2)}{x+2} \le 0
x2x2x+20\frac{x-2-x-2}{x+2} \le 0
4x+20\frac{-4}{x+2} \le 0
This is equivalent to x+2>0x+2 > 0, since 4<0-4 < 0.
So, x>2x > -2.
Now let's solve the second inequality:
x2x+21\frac{x-2}{x+2} \ge -1
x2x+2+10\frac{x-2}{x+2} + 1 \ge 0
x2+(x+2)x+20\frac{x-2 + (x+2)}{x+2} \ge 0
x2+x+2x+20\frac{x-2+x+2}{x+2} \ge 0
2xx+20\frac{2x}{x+2} \ge 0
We consider two cases:
Case 1: 2x02x \ge 0 and x+2>0x+2 > 0.
x0x \ge 0 and x>2x > -2. This gives us x0x \ge 0.
Case 2: 2x02x \le 0 and x+2<0x+2 < 0.
x0x \le 0 and x<2x < -2. This gives us x<2x < -2.
Combining the two inequalities we get x>2x > -2 and (x0x \ge 0 or x<2x < -2).
Since x>2x > -2, we must have x0x \ge 0.

3. Final Answer

x0x \ge 0
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