</span></span>Let's find the critical points of the inequality.
<span><span><span>2x</span>−1</span>=<span>x^5
</span></span><span><span><span><span>2x</span>−1</span>−<span>x^5</span></span>=<span><span>x^5</span>−<span>x^5 </span></span></span>(Subtract x^5 from both sides)
</span><span><span><span>(<span><span>−x</span>+1</span>)</span><span>(<span><span><span><span><span>x^4</span>+<span>x^3</span></span>+<span>x^2</span></span>+x</span>−1</span>)</span></span>=0 </span>(Factor left side of equation)
<span><span><span><span>−x</span>+1</span>=<span><span><span><span><span><span>0<span> or </span></span><span>x^4</span></span>+<span>x^3</span></span>+<span>x^2</span></span>+x</span>−1</span></span>=0 </span>(Set factors equal to 0)
<span><span><span>x=<span><span>1<span> or </span></span>x</span></span>=<span><span>0.51879<span> or </span></span>x</span></span>=<span>−<span>1.290649</span></span></span>
41.803 is 42 rounded to the nearest whole number because when you go past .5 you round to the nearest highest number, but when your below .5 then you round to the nearest lowest number.
