1. Rearrange the inequality to form a single fraction comparing to zero.
\frac{x-5}{x-1} \le -1 $^
$$ \frac{x-5}{x-1} + 1 \le 0 $$
$$ \frac{x-5+x-1}{x-1} \le 0 $$
$$ \frac{2x-6}{x-1} \le 0 $$2. Identify the critical values from the numerator and denominator.
Numerator: 2x−6=0⟹x=3
Denominator: x−1=0⟹x=1
3. Determine the sign in each interval to find the solution set, noting that the denominator cannot be zero.
Testing intervals around critical values:
For x<1, e.g. x=0:−1−6=6>0
For 1<x<3, e.g. x=2:1−2=−2<0
For x>3, e.g. x=4:32>0
Since we require ≤0 and x=1:
1<x≤3