document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=869944>Question 869944</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the inequality.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2 + 5x + 2&#8804; 0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2x^2 + 5x + 2&#8804; 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x^2 + 4x+x + 2 <= 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x(x+2) + (x+2) <= 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+2)(2x+1) <= 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw a nnumber line and plot x = -2 and x = -1/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Test a value in each of the 3 resulting line intervals::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+2)(2x+1) <= 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If x = -10 you get -*- <= 0:: false<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If x = -1 you get +*- <= 0:: true so, solutions in [-2,-1/2]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If x = 0 you get +*+<= 0:: false<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: [-2,-1/2]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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