SOLUTION: 2x2 + 9x + 4 < 0 I could really use some help with this one

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Question 335605: 2x2 + 9x + 4 < 0
I could really use some help with this one

Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Break up the number line into 3 regions.
Region 1:(,)
Region 2:(,)
Region 3:(,)
Choose a point in each region (not an endpoint) and test the inequality.
If the point satisifes the inequality, that region is part of the solution region.
Region 1:




False, this region is not part of the solution.
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Region 2:




True, this region is part of the solution.
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Region 3:



False, this region is not part of the solution.
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The solution region is (,)
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Graphical verification by graphing and looking for the region where the function is less than zero (below the x-axis)

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