document.write( "Question 1060412: Solve (3x+1)/(x+4) > or = 1
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(3x+1)/(x+4)>=1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Critical x values are at $\"3%2F2\"$ and $\"-4\"$ . The first of those because of the numerator, the second of those because of the denominator.
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document.write( "                           CHOOSE A VALUE x       CHECK SIGNS      RESULT\r\n" );
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document.write( "                 -5                  (-)/(-)=(+)      TRUE\r\n" );
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document.write( "                    0                (-)/(+)=(-)        FALSE\r\n" );
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document.write( "                     3                 (+)/(+)=(+)       TRUE\r\n" );
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