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Solve the inequality $$\frac{1}{x - 1} - \frac{4}{x - 2} + \frac{4}{x - 3} - \frac{1}{x - 4} < \frac{1}{30}.$$

Feb 27, 2019

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x=0.375485 or x=−8.913063 or x=15.537578(Makes both sides equal)

x=1 or x=2 or x=4 or x=4(Makes left denominator equal to 0)

Check intervals in between critical points. (Test values in the intervals to see if they work.)

x<−8.913063(Works in original inequality)

−8.913063

0.375485

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x>15.537578(Works in original inequality)

x<−8.913063 or 0.375485 15.537578

Feb 27, 2019
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Solve the inequality

$$\large{\dfrac{1}{x - 1} - \dfrac{4}{x - 2} + \dfrac{4}{x - 3} - \dfrac{1}{x - 4} < \dfrac{1}{30}}$$

$$\small{ \begin{array}{|rcll|} \hline \dfrac{1}{x - 1} - \dfrac{4}{x - 2} + \dfrac{4}{x - 3} - \dfrac{1}{x - 4} &<& \dfrac{1}{30} \quad | \quad x\ne 1,\ x\ne 2,\ x\ne 3,\ x\ne 4 \\\\ \dfrac{1}{x - 1} - \dfrac{4}{x - 2} + \dfrac{4}{x - 3} - \dfrac{1}{x - 4} -\dfrac{1}{30} &<& 0 \\\\ -\dfrac{x^4-10x^3+5x^2+100x+84}{30(x - 1)(x - 2)(x - 3)(x - 4)} &<& 0 \\\\ \boxed{\small{x^4-10x^3+5x^2+100x+84 = (x - 7)(x - 6)(x + 1)(x + 2)}} \\\\ -\dfrac{(x - 7)(x - 6)(x + 1)(x + 2)}{30(x - 1)(x - 2)(x - 3)(x - 4)} &<& 0 \quad | \quad \cdot 30 \\\\ -\dfrac{(x - 7)(x - 6)(x + 1)(x + 2)}{ (x - 1)(x - 2)(x - 3)(x - 4)} &<& 0 \quad | \quad \cdot(-1)! \\\\ \dfrac{(x - 7)(x - 6)(x + 1)(x + 2)}{ (x - 1)(x - 2)(x - 3)(x - 4)} &>& 0 \quad | \quad \cdot \Big((x - 1)(x - 2)(x - 3)(x - 4)\Big)^2 \\\\ \dfrac{(x - 7)(x - 6)(x + 1)(x + 2) \Big((x - 1)(x - 2)(x - 3)(x - 4)\Big)^2 }{ (x - 1)(x - 2)(x - 3)(x - 4)} &>& 0 \\\\ \dfrac{(x - 7)(x - 6)(x + 1)(x + 2)(x - 1)^2(x - 2)^2(x - 3)^2(x - 4)^2 }{ (x - 1)(x - 2)(x - 3)(x - 4)} &>& 0 \\\\ \mathbf{(x - 7)(x - 6)(x + 1)(x + 2)(x - 1)(x - 2)(x - 3)(x - 4)} & \mathbf{>}& \mathbf{0} \\ \hline \end{array} }$$

$$\begin{array}{|r|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline &(-\infty,-2) & (-2,-1) & (-1,1) & (1,2) & (2,3) & (3,4) & (4,6) & (6,7) & (7,\infty) \\ \hline x+2 & -& +& +& +& +& +& +& +& +\\ \hline x+1 & -& -& +& +& +& +& +& +& +\\ \hline x-1 & -& -& -& +& +& +& +& +& +\\ \hline x-2 & -& -& -& -& +& +& +& +& +\\ \hline x-3 & -& -& -& -& -& +& +& +& +\\ \hline x-4 & -& -& -& -& -& -& +& +& +\\ \hline x-6 & -& -& -& -& -& -& -& +& +\\ \hline x-7 & -& -& -& -& -& -& -& -& +\\ \hline \text{sign} & \\ \text{of} & \\ \text{all} & \mathbf{\large{+}} & -& \mathbf{\large{+}}& -& \mathbf{\large{+}}& -& \mathbf{\large{+}}& -& \mathbf{\large{+}} \\ & \mathbf{>0} & & \mathbf{>0}& & \mathbf{>0}& & \mathbf{>0}& & \mathbf{>0} \\ \hline \end{array}$$

$$\mathbf{(-\infty,-2) \cup (-1,1) \cup (2,3) \cup (4,6) \cup (7,\infty)}$$

Feb 27, 2019