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If $$S$$ is the set of all real $$x$$ such that $${{2x - 1} \over {2{x^3} + 3{x^2} + x}}$$ is positive, then $$S$$ contains

For real $$x$$, the function $$\,{{\left( {x - a} \right)\left( {x - b} \right)} \over {x - c}}$$ will assume all real values provided