document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=37164>Question 37164</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0582315506/algebrahomeworkh>mathematics</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve x2-5x+6more than 2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #22869 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=22869\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> From x^2 - 5x + 6 > 2, we subtract 2 from both sides and factor:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 - 5x + 4 > 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x - 4)(x - 1) > 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "On a number line plot open points at x = 4 and x = 1.  These are our \"critical\" points.  Now we test to see whether a point in between satisfies the inequality, that is, does x = 2 make it true.  It turns out that it does not make it true so you know that the region in between 1 and 4 is NOT part of the answer.  Thus x > 4 or x < 1 is the answer. </SPAN>\n" );
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