document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=240634>Question 240634</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+2)(x-11)(x+1)>0<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 #176274 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=176274\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Are you allowed to use a graphing calculator or graphing techniques???\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If so, then sketch y=(x+2)(x-11)(x+1).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This graph has zeros at x=-2, x=11, and x=-1.  Sketch the graph using x values (based upon the zeros that you just found!) from x=-5 to x = 15.  Values of y must be larger, but you can try using values from -100 to 100.  I'll use the algebra.com calculator and see what it looks like:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, since you are solving the inequality (x+2)(x-11)(x+1)>0, you need to find all values of x for which the graph y=(x+2)(x-11)(x+1) are ABOVE the x axis.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This would be values of x from -2 to -1 or values of x from 11 to infinity.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "{x|-2 < x <-1} U  {x|x > 11} \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Dr. Robert J. Rapalje, Retired<BR>\n" );
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