document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=40619>Question 40619</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could someone please help me to understand how to solve this type of problem? I just cannot seem to get it. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve each rational inequality and state the solution set using interval notation.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " a + 2    >0      <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(I can't get it to post correctly, a is over a + 2 and both together are suppose to be >0)\r<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 #26017 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=junior403><B>junior403(76)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=junior403><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=26017\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve each rational inequality and state the solution set using interval notation.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First we need to eliminate the fraction <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a%29+%2F+%28a%2B2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%29+%2F+%28a%2B2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > by multiplying both sides of the equation by the denominator (a + 2).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The a + 2 cancels out on one side and the 0(a+2) = 0, so now we have...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This tells us that (a) is equal to all real numbers greater than zero.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So our solution set in interval notation is...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(0,~) or (0, infinity)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I hope this helps.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Good Luck! \r<BR>\n" );
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