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Question Number 159281 by HongKing last updated on 14/Nov/21
Commented by MJS_new last updated on 14/Nov/21
x=−(1/3)  how?  obviously x<0 because otherwise lhs >0  but with x=−1 lhs <0 ⇒ −1<x<0  then I tried x=−(1/2) ⇒ lhs <0 ⇒ −(1/2)<x<0  then I tried x=−(1/4) ⇒ lhs >0 ⇒ −(1/2)<x<−(1/4)  then I tried x=−(1/3)
$${x}=−\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}} \\ $$$$\mathrm{how}? \\ $$$$\mathrm{obviously}\:{x}<\mathrm{0}\:\mathrm{because}\:\mathrm{otherwise}\:\mathrm{lhs}\:>\mathrm{0} \\ $$$$\mathrm{but}\:\mathrm{with}\:{x}=−\mathrm{1}\:\mathrm{lhs}\:<\mathrm{0}\:\Rightarrow\:−\mathrm{1}<{x}<\mathrm{0} \\ $$$$\mathrm{then}\:\mathrm{I}\:\mathrm{tried}\:{x}=−\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\:\Rightarrow\:\mathrm{lhs}\:<\mathrm{0}\:\Rightarrow\:−\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}<{x}<\mathrm{0} \\ $$$$\mathrm{then}\:\mathrm{I}\:\mathrm{tried}\:{x}=−\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}\:\Rightarrow\:\mathrm{lhs}\:>\mathrm{0}\:\Rightarrow\:−\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}<{x}<−\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}} \\ $$$$\mathrm{then}\:\mathrm{I}\:\mathrm{tried}\:{x}=−\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}} \\ $$
Commented by HongKing last updated on 15/Nov/21
thank you so much my dear Ser cool
$$\mathrm{thank}\:\mathrm{you}\:\mathrm{so}\:\mathrm{much}\:\mathrm{my}\:\mathrm{dear}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{S}}\mathrm{er}\:\mathrm{cool} \\ $$

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