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Printjmc
algebra intermediate
Problem
Find all solutions to the inequality (Give your answer in interval notation.)
Solution
Subtracting from both sides gives Combining all the terms under a common denominator, we get or Factoring the numerator, we get Making a sign table for the inequality we get: \begin{array}{c|cccc|c} &$3x-1$ &$x-2$ &$x$ &$x-1$ &$f(x)$ \\ \hline$x<0$ &$-%%DISP_0%%amp;$-%%DISP_0%%amp;$-%%DISP_0%%amp;$-%%DISP_0%%amp;$+$\\ [.1cm]$0<x<\frac{1}{3}$ &$-%%DISP_0%%amp;$-%%DISP_0%%amp;$+%%DISP_0%%amp;$-%%DISP_0%%amp;$-$\\ [.1cm]$\frac{1}{3}<x<1$ &$+%%DISP_0%%amp;$-%%DISP_0%%amp;$+%%DISP_0%%amp;$-%%DISP_0%%amp;$+$\\ [.1cm]$1<x<2$ &$+%%DISP_0%%amp;$-%%DISP_0%%amp;$+%%DISP_0%%amp;$+%%DISP_0%%amp;$-$\\ [.1cm]$x>2$ &$+%%DISP_0%%amp;$+%%DISP_0%%amp;$+%%DISP_0%%amp;$+%%DISP_0%%amp;$+$\\ [.1cm]\end{array}Therefore, we have when or We also have when or so the whole solution set to the inequality is
Final answer
(0, \tfrac13] \cup (1, 2]