Pre-Algebra Examples

Graph x^2+6x+12>4
Step 1
Convert the inequality to an equation.
Step 2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3
Subtract from .
Step 4
Factor using the AC method.
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Step 4.1
Consider the form . Find a pair of integers whose product is and whose sum is . In this case, whose product is and whose sum is .
Step 4.2
Write the factored form using these integers.
Step 5
If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to , the entire expression will be equal to .
Step 6
Set equal to and solve for .
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Step 6.1
Set equal to .
Step 6.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 7
Set equal to and solve for .
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Step 7.1
Set equal to .
Step 7.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 8
The final solution is all the values that make true.
Step 9
Use each root to create test intervals.
Step 10
Choose a test value from each interval and plug this value into the original inequality to determine which intervals satisfy the inequality.
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Step 10.1
Test a value on the interval to see if it makes the inequality true.
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Step 10.1.1
Choose a value on the interval and see if this value makes the original inequality true.
Step 10.1.2
Replace with in the original inequality.
Step 10.1.3
The left side is greater than the right side , which means that the given statement is always true.
True
True
Step 10.2
Test a value on the interval to see if it makes the inequality true.
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Step 10.2.1
Choose a value on the interval and see if this value makes the original inequality true.
Step 10.2.2
Replace with in the original inequality.
Step 10.2.3
The left side is not greater than the right side , which means that the given statement is false.
False
False
Step 10.3
Test a value on the interval to see if it makes the inequality true.
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Step 10.3.1
Choose a value on the interval and see if this value makes the original inequality true.
Step 10.3.2
Replace with in the original inequality.
Step 10.3.3
The left side is greater than the right side , which means that the given statement is always true.
True
True
Step 10.4
Compare the intervals to determine which ones satisfy the original inequality.
True
False
True
True
False
True
Step 11
The solution consists of all of the true intervals.
or
Step 12