document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=37472>Question 37472</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve each rational inequality. State and graph the solution set.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 3/x equal to or less 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 #23181 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=23181\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> From x + 3 / x &#8804; -2, clear fractions by multiplying both sides by x...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 3 &#8804; -2x  then add 2x to both sides and factor what's on the left...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 2x + 3 &#8804; 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It turns out that the minimum point of this parabola is at (-2, 3) and never crosses the x-axis.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus it has no real solutions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope you wrote the problem correctly. </SPAN>\n" );
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