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| PAGE: 292 | SET: Exercises | PROBLEM: 1 |

The inequality is
.
Add
to each side.


Add
to each side.


Divide each side by
.

The inequality solution set is
.
The inequality is
.
Related quadratic equation is 
Find the intercepts.
Find the
-intercept by substituting
in
.

Solve for
.


or 
or
The
-intercepts are
,
.
Find the
-intercept by substituting
in
.


-intercept is
.
Find the vertex of above quadratic function
.

Compare it to
.
,
and
.
Since
, then the parabola open upward.


-coordinate of vertex is
.



Vertex
.
Graph the quadratic equation
.
Draw the coordinate plane.
Plot the intercepts and vertex.
Connect the plotted points.
Since the inequality symbol is
, the solutions
are not included in the solution of the inequality.
The graph is above the
-axis
when
or
.
The inequality solution set is
.

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