Solve for x if (x-1) (x-2) (x-5) > 0
(1, 2)U(5, )
(2, 5)
[1, 2]U[5, ]
(,1) U (2, 5)
On number line, mark zeroes of the polynomial (x-1)(x-2)(x-5)
By sign-scheme technique, we can get the scheme of signs as,
From above diagram,
(x-1) (x-2) (x-5) > 0
For x∈(1, 2)U(5, ∞)