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Solve for xx.\newline(x4)(x+6)<0 (x - 4)(x + 6) < 0 \newline\newlineWrite a compound inequality like 1<x<31 < x < 3 or like x<1x < 1 or x>3x > 3.

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Q. Solve for xx.\newline(x4)(x+6)<0 (x - 4)(x + 6) < 0 \newline\newlineWrite a compound inequality like 1<x<31 < x < 3 or like x<1x < 1 or x>3x > 3.
  1. Plot Zeros and Intervals: Plot the zeros on a number line and determine the intervals. The intervals are (,6)(-\infty, -6), (6,4)(-6, 4), and (4,)(4, \infty).
  2. Test Values in Inequality: Test a value from each interval in the inequality.\newlineChoose x=7x = -7 for (,6)(-\infty, -6), x=0x = 0 for (6,4)(-6, 4), and x=5x = 5 for (4,)(4, \infty).
  3. Test x=7x = -7: Plug x=7x = -7 into (x4)(x+6)(x - 4)(x + 6).\(\newline\)(74-7 - 4)(7+6-7 + 6) = (11-11)(1-1) > 00, so (,6)(-\infty, -6) does not satisfy the inequality.
  4. Test x=0x = 0: Plug x=0x = 0 into (x4)(x+6)(x - 4)(x + 6).(04)(0+6)=(4)(6)<0(0 - 4)(0 + 6) = (-4)(6) < 0, so (6,4)(-6, 4) satisfies the inequality.
  5. Test x=5x = 5: Plug x=5x = 5 into (x4)(x+6)(x - 4)(x + 6).(54)(5+6)=(1)(11)>0(5 - 4)(5 + 6) = (1)(11) > 0, so (4,)(4, \infty) does not satisfy the inequality.
  6. Write Compound Inequality: Write the solution as a compound inequality.\newlineThe solution is 6<x<4-6 < x < 4.

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