12x^3-20X^2>-11x+2 ---------------(1)
Consider the equation:
12x^3-20x^2 = -11x+2
12x^3-20x^2+11x-2 = 0
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=graph+12x%5E3-20x%5E2%2B11x-2
From the graph, x =1/2 is a solution
.........12x^2-14x+4
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x-1/2) 12x^3-20x^2+11x-2
.........12x^3-6x^2
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..... ... ... ...-14x^2+11x
..... .... .......-14x^2+7x
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..... .... ... . .. .. . .....4x-2
.... ..... .. .. . .. . . .. .4x-2
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.......... ...... .. .. ......0
12x^3-20x^2+11x-2 = 0
(x-1/2)(12x^2-14x+4) = 0
12x^2-14x+4
= 12x^2-6x-8x+4
= 3x(4x-2) -2(4x-2)
=(3x-2)(4x-2)
(x-1/2)(12x^2-14x+4) = 0
(x-1/2) (3x-2)(4x-2) = 0
x=1/2
x=2/3
x=1/2
Plot the points on a real line.
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-∞........1/2.........2/3...... ∞
Consider the intervals (-∞, 1/2), (1/2, 2/3) , (2/3, ∞)
From each interval, choose any one point and test inequality (1)
(-∞, 1/2) : choose x=0
12x^3-20x^2>-11x+2
0 > 2 (false)
(1/2, 2/3) : choose x = 7/12
12x^3-20x^2>-11x+2
-4.42 > -4.41 (false)
(2/3, ∞) : choose x=1
12x^3-20x^2>-11x+2
-8 > -9 (true)
The solution is 2/3 < x < ∞
or
x > 2/3