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Solve equations graphically

Problem

Let f, left parenthesis, x, right parenthesis, equals, start fraction, 2, start superscript, x, end superscript, divided by, x, minus, 1, end fraction and let g, left parenthesis, x, right parenthesis, equals, minus, 4, x, minus, 2.
The graph of y, equals, f, left parenthesis, x, right parenthesis is shown below.
Use the interactive graph to sketch a graph of y, equals, g, left parenthesis, x, right parenthesis.
Let x, start subscript, 1, end subscript and x, start subscript, 2, end subscript be solutions of start fraction, 2, start superscript, x, end superscript, divided by, x, minus, 1, end fraction, equals, minus, 4, x, minus, 2, where x, start subscript, 1, end subscript, is greater than, x, start subscript, 2, end subscript.
Estimate the value of x, start subscript, 1, end subscript.
Answers within start text, 0, point, 5, end text units of the solution will be accepted.
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4
  • a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4
  • an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12, space, start text, p, i, end text or 2, slash, 3, space, start text, p, i, end text
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