First, we rewrite the inequality:
∣x−1∣+14−∣x−1∣−25≥0 (∣x−1∣+1)(∣x−1∣−2)4(∣x−1∣−2)−5(∣x−1∣+1)≥0 (∣x−1∣+1)(∣x−1∣−2)4∣x−1∣−8−5∣x−1∣−5≥0 (∣x−1∣+1)(∣x−1∣−2)−∣x−1∣−13≥0 (∣x−1∣+1)(∣x−1∣−2)∣x−1∣+13≤0 Since ∣x−1∣+13>0 and ∣x−1∣+1>0 for all x, we only need to consider the sign of ∣x−1∣−2. Thus, we have ∣x−1∣−2<0, which means ∣x−1∣<2. −2<x−1<2 −2+1<x<2+1 However, we need to consider the case where the denominator is zero.
∣x−1∣−2=0 implies ∣x−1∣=2. x−1=2 or x−1=−2 x=3 or x=−1 Since ∣x−1∣−2 is in the denominator, we must have ∣x−1∣−2=0, which means x=3 and x=−1. Therefore, the solution to the inequality is −1<x<3.