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About LinkBacksIf x is any real number, then prove that.
alternatively, you could look at the discriminant: b2 - 4ac of the quadratic x2+2x + 4, which is:
4 - 4(1)(4) = -12 < 0.
this tells you that the parabola:
y = x2+2x + 4 never crosses the x-axis, and since it "opens up" (the x2 term is positive), it must lie entirely above the x-axis
(not only is the inequality true, but we can also replace "≥" with ">". in fact, the value of x2+2x + 4 never gets smaller than 3, which happens at x = -1).
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Originally Posted by Kaloda 
