document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=233497>Question 233497</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me : this is the question<BR>\n" );
document.write( "find the set of values of x which  :  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1) x^2-5x >0 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2) 2x^2+3x<or equal to 0 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help im completely stuck\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thankyou </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #172337 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=172337\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the set of values of x which : <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1) x^2-5x >0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You do not directly solve inequlities.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You solve the boundary value which is the EQUALITY.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve x^2-5x = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x-5) = 0 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 0 or x = 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw a number line and plot x=0 aand x = 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now check a value from each of the resulting intervals <BR>\n" );
document.write( "in  x(x-5) >0 to see where the solutions of the INEQUALITY are.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Checking x = -10 you get -*- > 0 ; true, so solutions in (-inf,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Checking x = 2 you get +*- >0 ; false, so no solutions in (0,5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Checking x = 10 you get +*+ >0 ; true, so solutios in (5,+inf)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Final answer: (-inf,0)U(5,+inf)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2) 2x^2+3x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is not an equation or an inequality so has no solution.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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