Quadratic Rational Inequalities: Consider the example: (x + 4) / (x - 2) < 2 x + 4 = 0 and x - 2 = 0 x = -4 x = 2 (x + 4) / (x - 2) < 0 The solution set is ( -4, 2 ) ex. x - 4 = 0 x + 2 = 0 x + 3 = 0 x = 4 x = -2 x = -3 the solution set is (-4, -2] [ 4, )