document.write( "Question 32054: (2/(x+4)) - (3/(x-1))>=0\r
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document.write( "Is the answer (-4,1)?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #20235 by Prithwis(166)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! (2/(x+4)) - (3/(x-1))>=0 \n" ); document.write( "=> [2(x-1) - 3(x+4) ]/(x+4)(x-1) >= 0 \n" ); document.write( "=> [-x-14]/(x+4)(x-1) >= 0 .........(1) \n" ); document.write( "It seems you are looking for intervals. \n" ); document.write( "The Boundary points are x=-4, x=1, x = 14 \n" ); document.write( "For x< -14, (1) is positive \n" ); document.write( "For x in (-14, -4), (1) is negative \n" ); document.write( "For x in (-4,1), (1) is positive \n" ); document.write( "For x > 1, (1) is negative \n" ); document.write( "The answer would be x belongs to (-infinity, -14] U (-4, 1) \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |