document.write( "Question 1001185: Please help me solve the following:
\n" ); document.write( "Solve the rational inequality. Express your answer using interval notation. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I think that I need to factor the bottom and make it: (2x)/(x+4)(x-4) but I'm not sure where to go from there. Please show work. Thank you!\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #618423 by Edwin McCravy(20054) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( " cannot be factored as .\r\n" );
document.write( "You are confusing  with  which can\r\n" );
document.write( "be factored that way.\r\n" );
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document.write( "But Since 2 is positive and  is always positive,\r\n" );
document.write( "we can divide both sides by 2 and multiply both sides by\r\n" );
document.write( " and get  which in interval notation\r\n" );
document.write( "is  \r\n" );
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