Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0-32187-896-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-32187-896-0

Chapter 1: Functions - Section 1.1 - Functions and Their Graphs - Exercises 1.1 - Page 13: 68

Answer

a. See graph. $-1\lt x\lt 1$ or $ x\lt-5$ b. See proof below.

Work Step by Step

a. See the graph. $\frac{3}{x-1}\lt \frac{2}{x+1}$ happens when $-1\lt x\lt 1$ or $ x\lt-5$ b. To satisfy $\frac{3}{x-1}\lt \frac{2}{x+1}$ When $-1\lt x\lt 1$ $(x-1)(x+1)\lt0$ We have $3x+3\gt 2x-2$ This gives $ x\gt-5$ So the condition for this case is $-1\lt x\lt 1$ When $ x\lt-1$ or $ x\gt 1$: $(x-1)(x+1)\gt0$ We have $3x+3\lt 2x-2$ This gives $ x\lt-5$, So the condition for this case is $ x\lt-5$
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