document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=622148>Question 622148</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve the inequality <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E3%2B5x%5E2-17x-20%3C0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E3%2B5x%5E2-17x-20%3C0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #391155 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lwsshak3><B>lwsshak3(11628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lwsshak3><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=391155\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve the inequality<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^3+5x^2-17x-20<0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To solve this problem, the equation must be in factored form.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This seems like a difficult expression to factor and probably it could be done with the rational roots theorem, but I'm just going to use a graphing calculator to find the following factors of this problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^3+5x^2-17x-20<0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+4)(x+1)(2x-5)<0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number line:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<..-...-4....+.....-1....-....5/2.....+.......> <BR>\n" );
document.write( "solution:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-&#8734;,-4) U (-1,5/2) </SPAN>\n" );
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