Thread: Solving exponential/rational inequality

I am not sure what to do with this..

Use your knowledge of exponents to solve the following.



I know this is an inequality problem where I have to find the intervals where one function is above the other.

I am just lost at how to simplify the two

You should graph these equations to discover the solutions.

This question is similar to another question posted here:

http://www.mathhelpforum.com/math-he...2-x-x-2-a.html

So your best option is graphing.