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Printjmc
algebra intermediate
Problem
Find all real values of which satisfy
Solution
Subtracting 1 from both sides and putting everything over a common denominator, we get Equivalently, We can factor the numerator, to get We build a sign chart, accordingly. \begin{array}{c|cccc|c} &$x-3$ &$x+2$ &$x+1$ &$x+5$ &$f(x)$ \\ \hline$x<-5$ &$-%%DISP_0%%amp;$-%%DISP_0%%amp;$-%%DISP_0%%amp;$-%%DISP_0%%amp;$+$\\ [.1cm]$-5<x<-2$ &$-%%DISP_0%%amp;$-%%DISP_0%%amp;$-%%DISP_0%%amp;$+%%DISP_0%%amp;$-$\\ [.1cm]$-2<x<-1$ &$-%%DISP_0%%amp;$+%%DISP_0%%amp;$-%%DISP_0%%amp;$+%%DISP_0%%amp;$+$\\ [.1cm]$-1<x<3$ &$-%%DISP_0%%amp;$+%%DISP_0%%amp;$+%%DISP_0%%amp;$+%%DISP_0%%amp;$-$\\ [.1cm]$x>3$ &$+%%DISP_0%%amp;$+%%DISP_0%%amp;$+%%DISP_0%%amp;$+%%DISP_0%%amp;$+$\\ [.1cm]\end{array}Also, note that for and Therefore, the solution is
Final answer
(-5,-2] \cup (-1,3]