College Algebra (10th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.4 - Polynomial and Rational Inequalities - 5.4 Assess Your Understanding - Page 373: 29

Answer

$x\gt1$ or $x\lt-1$

Work Step by Step

$x^4\gt x^2\\x^4-x^2\gt0\\x^2(x^2-1)\gt0$ We know that $(x-k)^2\geq0$ for all $k$. So here for the inequality to be true, $x^2-1\gt0\\x^2\gt1$ and $x^2\ne0\\x\ne0$ $x^2\gt1$ when $x\gt1$ or $x\lt-1$ So the solution is $x\gt1$ or $x\lt-1$
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