1. **State the problem:** Solve the inequality $$\frac{|3x - 4|}{2} \geq \left|\frac{5}{12}\right|$$.
2. **Recall the properties:** The absolute value is always non-negative, and $$|a| \geq |b|$$ means $$a \leq -b$$ or $$a \geq b$$ when $$a$$ and $$b$$ are real numbers.
3. **Simplify the right side:** $$\left|\frac{5}{12}\right| = \frac{5}{12}$$ since $$\frac{5}{12} > 0$$.
4. **Multiply both sides by 2 to clear the denominator:**
$$\cancel{2} \times \frac{|3x - 4|}{\cancel{2}} \geq 2 \times \frac{5}{12}$$
which simplifies to
$$|3x - 4| \geq \frac{10}{12} = \frac{5}{6}$$.
5. **Rewrite the inequality without absolute value:**
$$3x - 4 \leq -\frac{5}{6} \quad \text{or} \quad 3x - 4 \geq \frac{5}{6}$$.
6. **Solve each inequality separately:**
For $$3x - 4 \leq -\frac{5}{6}$$:
$$3x \leq -\frac{5}{6} + 4 = -\frac{5}{6} + \frac{24}{6} = \frac{19}{6}$$
Divide both sides by 3:
$$\cancel{3}x \leq \frac{19}{6} \div \cancel{3}$$
$$x \leq \frac{19}{18}$$.
For $$3x - 4 \geq \frac{5}{6}$$:
$$3x \geq \frac{5}{6} + 4 = \frac{5}{6} + \frac{24}{6} = \frac{29}{6}$$
Divide both sides by 3:
$$\cancel{3}x \geq \frac{29}{6} \div \cancel{3}$$
$$x \geq \frac{29}{18}$$.
7. **Final solution:**
$$x \leq \frac{19}{18} \quad \text{or} \quad x \geq \frac{29}{18}$$.
This means $$x$$ is in the intervals $$(-\infty, \frac{19}{18}] \cup [\frac{29}{18}, \infty)$$.
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