The inequality is
.
Add to each side.
Add to each side.
Divide each side by .
The inequality solution set is .
The inequality is
.
Related quadratic equation is
Find the intercepts.
\Find the -intercept by substituting
in
.
Solve for .
or
or
The -intercepts are
,
.
Find the -intercept by substituting
in
.
-intercept is
.
Find the vertex of above quadratic function .
Compare it to .
,
and
.
Since , then the parabola open upward.
-coordinate of vertex is
.
Vertex .
Graph the quadratic equation .
Draw the coordinate plane.
\Plot the intercepts and vertex.
\Connect the plotted points.
\ \Since the inequality symbol is , the solutions
are not included in the solution of the inequality.
The graph is above the -axis
when
or
.
The inequality solution set is .
.