To solve the inequality x2+3x+2x2−3x+2≥1, we need to follow these steps:
Step 1: Find the common denominator.
Step 2: Simplify the inequality.
Step 3: Solve for x.
Let's begin:
Step 1: Find the common denominator:
The denominators are already in factored form:
x2+3x+2=(x+1)(x+2)
Step 2: Simplify the inequality:
x2+3x+2x2−3x+2≥1
Since the numerator and denominator have the same factor, we can cancel them out:
(x+1)(x+2)x2−3x+2≥1
Step 3: Solve for x:
To solve the inequality, we need to find the critical points where the expression is equal to 1 and where it changes sign.
(x+1)(x+2)x2−3x+2=1
Multiply both sides by (x+1)(x+2) to eliminate the fraction:
x2−3x+2=(x+1)(x+2)
Expand and simplify:
x2−3x+2=x2+3x+2
Subtract x2 from both sides:
−3x+2=3x+2
Subtract 3x from both sides:
2=6x
Divide by 6:
x=31
Now, we have a critical point at x=31. This means the expression (x+1)(x+2)x2−3x+2 changes sign around this point.
Let's check the sign of the expression in different intervals:
x<−2:
Choose x=−3, which is less than -2:
((−3)+1)((−3)+2)(−3)2−3(−3)+2=1218>1
−2<x<−1:
Choose x=−23, which is between -2 and -1:
(−23+1)(−23+2)(−23)2−3(−23)+2=21⋅2141+29+2=12=2>1
−1<x<31:
Choose x=0, which is between -1 and 31:
(0+1)(0+2)02−3(0)+2=22=1