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Question: \left(m^{2}+m+1\right)\left(m^{2}+4 m+3\right)<0...

\left(m^{2}+m+1\right)\left(m^{2}+4 m+3\right)<0

Answer

m \in (-3, -1)

Explanation

Solution

The quadratic m2+m+1m^2+m+1 has a negative discriminant (Δ=124(1)(1)=3\Delta = 1^2 - 4(1)(1) = -3) and a positive leading coefficient, so it is always positive. Thus, the inequality reduces to m2+4m+3<0m^2+4m+3 < 0. Factoring gives (m+1)(m+3)<0(m+1)(m+3) < 0, which is true for m(3,1)m \in (-3, -1).