document.write( "Question 356425: Express the solution to the following inequality using interval notation.
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\"x%5E2%2B10x%2B24%3E=0\"
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\n" ); document.write( "For each region, choose a point in the region (not an endpoint).
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\n" ); document.write( "Region 1:\"x=-7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B6%29%28x%2B4%29%3E=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28-7%2B6%29%28-7%2B4%29%3E0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28-1%29%28-3%29%3E0+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Region 2:\"x=-5\"
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\n" ); document.write( "False, Region 2 is not part of the solution region.
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\n" ); document.write( "Region 3:\"x=0\"
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\n" ); document.write( "True, Region 3 is part of the solution region.
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\n" ); document.write( "Solution Region: (\"-infinity\",\"-6\") U (\"-4\",\"infinity\")
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