If the range of for which the inequality is true is in the form , find .
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Observe that x − 1 lo g 2 ( x + 1 ) is defined for x > − 1 , x = 1 and also x should not be equal to 0 as the expression would become 0 .
Let n = lo g 2 ( x + 1 ) and m = x − 1 .
For 0 > x > − 1 : n is negative and m is also negative, so m n > 0 .
For 1 > x > 0 : n is positive but m is negative, so m n < 0 .
For x > 1 : n is positive and m is also positive, so m n > 0 .
Therefore, x ∈ ( − 1 , 0 ) ∪ ( 1 , ∞ ) .
⇒ a + b + c = − 1 + 0 + 1 = 0