Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285741552
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-155-0

APPENDIX A - Numbers, Inequalities, and Absolute Values - A Exercises - Page A9: 34

Answer

$-3 \leq x \leq -1~~$ or $~~x \geq 2$ The solution set is $~~[-3, -1]\cup [2,\infty)$

Work Step by Step

$(x+1)(x-2)(x+3) \geq 0$ When $~~x=-1~~$, $~~x = 2,~~$ or $~~x=-3,~~$ then $~~(x+1)(x-2)(x+3) = 0$ When $x \lt -3,~~$ then $~~(x+1)(x-2)(x+3) \lt 0$ When $-3 \lt x \lt -1,~~$ then $~~(x+1)(x-2)(x+3) \gt 0$ When $-1 \lt x \lt 2,~~$ then $~~(x+1)(x-2)(x+3) \lt 0$ When $x \gt 2,~~$ then $~~(x+1)(x-2)(x+3) \gt 0$ Solution: $-3 \leq x \leq -1~~$ or $~~x \geq 2$ The solution set is $~~[-3, -1]\cup [2,\infty)$
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