The inequality is .

Step 1: The exclude value for this inequality is .

Step 2:

Solve the related equation.

                           (Original equation)

The LCD for the term is .

       (Multiply by LCD)

                          (Divide common factors)

                            (Multiply)

           (Add to each side)

                                 (Apply additive inverse property: )

                            (Divide each side by )

                                  (Cancel common terms)

Step 3:

Draw vertical line at the excluded value and at the solutions to separate the number line into intervals.

Graph:

Graph the number line.

Step 4: Test values are in each interval to determine the values of interval satisfy the inequality.

Case (i):

Test .

                          (Original inequality)

               (Substitute )

                           (Simplify)

                                 (Addition)

                              (Simplify)

Case (ii):

Test .

                          (Original inequality)

                     (Substitute )

                               (Simplify)

                                  (Subtraction)

                               (Simplify)

Case (iii):

Test .

                          (Original inequality)

                     (Substitute )

                          (Simplify)

                          (LCM is )

                                (Subtraction)

                         (Simplify)

The statement is true for and .

Therefore the solution is or .

The solution is  .