SOLUTION: (x+10)(x-17)(x+7)>0

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Question 601233: (x+10)(x-17)(x+7)>0
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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When +x+ is a positive number, the middle term
cannot be negative or zero.
Therefore, +x+%3E17+
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If +x+ is a negative number, then the middle term
will always be negative, and one of the other terms must
also be negative.
+x+%3C+-7+, but +x+ cannot be less than +-10+
because then I have (-)x(-)x(-) = (-)
+-10+%3C+x+%3C+-7+
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These are the conditions for th inequality to be true:
+x+%3E17+
+-10+%3C+x+%3C+-7+