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algebra intermediate

Problem

What is the greatest integer such that ?
Solution
We can factor as . For this quantity to be less than or equal to 0, one of the factors must be less than or equal to 0 and the other factor must be greater than or equal to 0. Specifically, since for all , we must have The first inequality, , tells us that . The second inequality, , tells us that . The solutions to the original inequality must satisfy both conditions, so they are given by . The largest integer in this interval is .
Final answer
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