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(x-4)*(x+5)>=0 inequation

A inequation with variable

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(x - 4)*(x + 5) >= 0
$$\left(x - 4\right) \left(x + 5\right) \geq 0$$
(x - 4)*(x + 5) >= 0
Detail solution
Given the inequality:
$$\left(x - 4\right) \left(x + 5\right) \geq 0$$
To solve this inequality, we must first solve the corresponding equation:
$$\left(x - 4\right) \left(x + 5\right) = 0$$
Solve:
Expand the expression in the equation
$$\left(x - 4\right) \left(x + 5\right) = 0$$
We get the quadratic equation
$$x^{2} + x - 20 = 0$$
This equation is of the form
a*x^2 + b*x + c = 0

A quadratic equation can be solved
using the discriminant.
The roots of the quadratic equation:
$$x_{1} = \frac{\sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
$$x_{2} = \frac{- \sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
where D = b^2 - 4*a*c - it is the discriminant.
Because
$$a = 1$$
$$b = 1$$
$$c = -20$$
, then
D = b^2 - 4 * a * c = 

(1)^2 - 4 * (1) * (-20) = 81

Because D > 0, then the equation has two roots.
x1 = (-b + sqrt(D)) / (2*a)

x2 = (-b - sqrt(D)) / (2*a)

or
$$x_{1} = 4$$
$$x_{2} = -5$$
$$x_{1} = 4$$
$$x_{2} = -5$$
$$x_{1} = 4$$
$$x_{2} = -5$$
This roots
$$x_{2} = -5$$
$$x_{1} = 4$$
is the points with change the sign of the inequality expression.
First define with the sign to the leftmost point:
$$x_{0} \leq x_{2}$$
For example, let's take the point
$$x_{0} = x_{2} - \frac{1}{10}$$
=
$$-5 + - \frac{1}{10}$$
=
$$- \frac{51}{10}$$
substitute to the expression
$$\left(x - 4\right) \left(x + 5\right) \geq 0$$
$$\left(- \frac{51}{10} - 4\right) \left(- \frac{51}{10} + 5\right) \geq 0$$
 91     
--- >= 0
100     

one of the solutions of our inequality is:
$$x \leq -5$$
 _____           _____          
      \         /
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       x2      x1

Other solutions will get with the changeover to the next point
etc.
The answer:
$$x \leq -5$$
$$x \geq 4$$
Solving inequality on a graph
Rapid solution 2 [src]
(-oo, -5] U [4, oo)
$$x\ in\ \left(-\infty, -5\right] \cup \left[4, \infty\right)$$
x in Union(Interval(-oo, -5), Interval(4, oo))
Rapid solution [src]
Or(And(4 <= x, x < oo), And(x <= -5, -oo < x))
$$\left(4 \leq x \wedge x < \infty\right) \vee \left(x \leq -5 \wedge -\infty < x\right)$$
((4 <= x)∧(x < oo))∨((x <= -5)∧(-oo < x))