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Old January 12th, 2009, 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Random-Hero- View Post
How would I go about solving
(1/x) + 4 < 2/x?


Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
I recommend these steps:

1. Rewrite 4 as 4x/x
2. Combine the two terms on the left hand side
3. Cancel out the x terms in the denominator
4. Subtract 1 from both sides
5. Divide by 4 on both sides

Assuming that x is nonzero, of course.
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