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Solve (x - 1)·(x + 2) >= 0

\left(x - 1\right) \left(x + 2\right) \geq 0

Step by step

  1. \left(x - 1\right) \left(x + 2\right) \geq 0

    Start from the inequality.

  2. x^{2} + x - 2 >= 0

    Move everything to the left so we compare against 0.

  3. x = -2, x = 1

    Find the critical points: where the expression equals 0 (or is undefined). They split the number line into test intervals.

  4. (-\infty,\, -2): +\;\;(-2,\, 1): -\;\;(1,\, \infty): +

    Test a point inside each interval to find the sign of the expression there.

  5. \left(-\infty, -2\right] \cup \left[1, \infty\right)

    Keep the intervals whose sign satisfies the inequality (closed endpoints for ≤ / ≥, open for < / >).

  6. \left(1 \leq x \wedge x < \infty\right) \vee \left(x \leq -2 \wedge -\infty < x\right)

    The same answer written as inequalities.

Reveal the answer
\left(1 \leq x \wedge x < \infty\right) \vee \left(x \leq -2 \wedge -\infty < x\right)