Question

Solve the inequality: (x - 1)(x - 4) < 0.

Answer 1

x=1 and x=4 is the values that give you 0;

Answer 2

Do you mind explaining that in terms of words instead of that scrambled graph? o.o

Answer 3

How did you get to that is what I need to know, not just the answer, id like to be able to do this on my own.

Answer 4

the interval that give you 1<x<4 ;
if x>4 then you get positive bigger than 0 answer and this not good;
if x<1 also give positive bigger than 0

Answer 5

first you get the 0's points

Answer 6

what this mean , you find when the equation is zero;
x=1 and x=4;

Answer 7

I kind of feel stupid for this because that was simple.

Answer 8

draw the axis of 'x' and put the x=1 and x=4;
then you have 3 interval x<1 and 1<x<4 and x>4

Answer 9

you take from every interval value and substitute in t he inequality
you see what of these interval is correct you choose it