Solve the Quadratic Inequality: x²-3x+4<0 Step by Step

Question

Solve the following equation:

x^2-3x+4<0

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Step-by-Step Solution

The problem requires us to solve the inequality x23x+4<0 x^2 - 3x + 4 < 0 .

To solve the inequality, we first consider the corresponding quadratic equation x23x+4=0 x^2 - 3x + 4 = 0 and find its roots.

Calculate the discriminant Δ \Delta :
Δ=b24ac=(3)2414=916=7\Delta = b^2 - 4ac = (-3)^2 - 4 \cdot 1 \cdot 4 = 9 - 16 = -7.

The discriminant Δ=7 \Delta = -7 is less than zero, indicating that the quadratic equation has no real roots. This implies that the quadratic expression x23x+4 x^2 - 3x + 4 does not change sign and is either always positive or always negative.

Next, evaluate the sign of x23x+4 x^2 - 3x + 4 . For x=0 x = 0 , the expression is 0230+4=4 0^2 - 3 \cdot 0 + 4 = 4 , which is positive. Therefore, the expression is always positive for all real x x .

Since x23x+4 x^2 - 3x + 4 is always positive, there is no x x for which x23x+4<0 x^2 - 3x + 4 < 0 holds true.

Therefore, the solution to the inequality is that there is no solution, which corresponds to option 4: "There is no solution."

Answer

There is no solution.


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