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The sum of all integers x satisfying ((x-2)(x-5))/((x+1)(x-4))≤ 0 is
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The sum of all integers x satisfying (x+1)(x−4)(x−2)(x−5)≤0 is
A.3
B.6
C.8
D.12
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Answer:(C) 8
The critical points are −1,2,4,5. For large ∣x∣ the expression is positive, and it changes sign at each critical point, so it is negative on (−1,2) and (4,5), positive on (2,4). Zeros of the numerator, x=2,5, are allowed (value 0) but the zeros of the denominator, x=−1,4, are excluded. The solution set is (−1,2]∪(4,5], containing the integers 0,1,2,5. Their sum is 8. Wrongly including x=4 would give 12.