SOLUTION: could you please help me with this equation x+9/x >(or equal) 6 I mad a common denominator and as a result got (x-3)^2/x >(or equal) 0 and go the interval (-infinity,0) U [3,

Question 1093772: could you please help me with this equation
x+9/x >(or equal) 6
I mad a common denominator and as a result got (x-3)^2/x >(or equal) 0 and go the interval (-infinity,0) U [3,infinity) but that is wrong
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

When you got everything on one side of the equation with a common denominator, you had

That is right; but your conclusion about what the solution set is not right. Check again to see how you got that conclusion.

x=0 is not allowed.
The numerator, being a binomial squared, is always 0 or positive.
With x being the denominator, the expression is positive (or 0) whenever x is positive and negative when x is negative.
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