document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=23328>Question 23328</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3/x+2 > 2/x-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I need Graphing Help Also\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #12104 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=philberg99><B>philberg99(10)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=philberg99><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=12104\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First of all, x cannot be -2 or 1 because that would make the denominator of one side equal to zero.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now remember that if this was an equal sign, we could just cross multiply.  But with an inequality, you can do that as well!  So using cross multiplication gives us\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(x - 1) > 2(x+2)  <-- cross multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x - 3 > 2x + 4   <--  distribute<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x > 7 <-- gather like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the solution is x > 7. </SPAN>\n" );
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