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Finite Math Examples
Step 1
Subtract from both sides of the inequality.
Step 2
Step 2.1
Find the common denominator.
Step 2.1.1
Write as a fraction with denominator .
Step 2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.4
Write as a fraction with denominator .
Step 2.1.5
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 2.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.3
Simplify each term.
Step 2.3.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.3.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.3.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.4
Subtract from .
Step 2.5
Subtract from .
Step 2.6
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.6.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.6.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.6.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 2.6.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 2.6.1.4
Factor out of .
Step 2.6.1.5
Factor out of .
Step 2.6.2
Reorder terms.
Step 2.7
Factor out of .
Step 2.8
Factor out of .
Step 2.9
Factor out of .
Step 2.10
Rewrite as .
Step 2.11
Factor out of .
Step 2.12
Rewrite as .
Step 2.13
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 3
Find all the values where the expression switches from negative to positive by setting each factor equal to and solving.
Step 4
Use the quadratic formula to find the solutions.
Step 5
Substitute the values , , and into the quadratic formula and solve for .
Step 6
Step 6.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 6.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.1.2
Multiply .
Step 6.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.1.3
Subtract from .
Step 6.2
Multiply by .
Step 7
The final answer is the combination of both solutions.
Step 8
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 9
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 10
Rewrite as .
Step 11
Step 11.1
First, use the positive value of the to find the first solution.
Step 11.2
Next, use the negative value of the to find the second solution.
Step 11.3
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
Step 12
Solve for each factor to find the values where the absolute value expression goes from negative to positive.
Step 13
Consolidate the solutions.
Step 14
Use each root to create test intervals.
Step 15
Step 15.1
Test a value on the interval to see if it makes the inequality true.
Step 15.1.1
Choose a value on the interval and see if this value makes the original inequality true.
Step 15.1.2
Replace with in the original inequality.
Step 15.1.3
The left side is not greater than the right side , which means that the given statement is false.
False
False
Step 15.2
Test a value on the interval to see if it makes the inequality true.
Step 15.2.1
Choose a value on the interval and see if this value makes the original inequality true.
Step 15.2.2
Replace with in the original inequality.
Step 15.2.3
The left side is greater than the right side , which means that the given statement is always true.
True
True
Step 15.3
Test a value on the interval to see if it makes the inequality true.
Step 15.3.1
Choose a value on the interval and see if this value makes the original inequality true.
Step 15.3.2
Replace with in the original inequality.
Step 15.3.3
The left side is not greater than the right side , which means that the given statement is false.
False
False
Step 15.4
Compare the intervals to determine which ones satisfy the original inequality.
False
True
False
False
True
False
Step 16
The solution consists of all of the true intervals.
Step 17
The result can be shown in multiple forms.
Inequality Form:
Interval Notation:
Step 18