How do you solve x^2-10<3xx210<3x?

1 Answer
Nov 26, 2016

THe answer is x in ] -2,5 [ x]2,5[

Explanation:

Let's rewrite the equation as

f(x)=x^2-3x-10=(x+2)(x-5)<0f(x)=x23x10=(x+2)(x5)<0

Let's do a sign chart

color(white)(aaaa)aaaaxxcolor(white)(aaaa)aaaa-oocolor(white)(aaaa)aaaa-22color(white)(aaaa)aaaa55color(white)(aaaa)aaaa+oo+

color(white)(aaaa)aaaax+2x+2color(white)(aaaaa)aaaaa-color(white)(aaaa)aaaa++color(white)(aaaa)aaaa++

color(white)(aaaa)aaaax-5x5color(white)(aaaaa)aaaaa-color(white)(aaaa)aaaa-color(white)(aaaa)aaaa++

color(white)(aaaa)aaaaf(x)f(x)color(white)(aaaaaa)aaaaaa++color(white)(aaaa)aaaa-color(white)(aaaa)aaaa++

So, f(x)<0f(x)<0 for x in ] -2,5 [ x]2,5[

graph{x^2-3x-10 [-25.66, 25.65, -12.83, 12.85]}