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Help with this math question please

Help with this math question please-example-1

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Solution: -4<x<-1
Interval Notation: (-4, -1)
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User Eldorado
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x ^ 2 + 5x <-4
The first thing we must do in this case is to rewrite the mathematical expression:
x ^ 2 + 5x + 4 <0
We now factor the second degree polynomial:
(x + 1) (x + 4) <0
From here we get:
-4 <x <-1
Answer:
-4 <x <-1
or
(-4,-1)
User Vinay Pandya
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