Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 1 - Equations and Inequalities - 1.7 Inequalities - 1.7 Exercises - Page 160: 51

Answer

$[1-\sqrt 2,1+\sqrt 2]$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Rewrite the inequality as $x^2-2x-1\le0$ Step 2. Solve the equation $x^2-2x-1=0$ to get $x_1=1-\sqrt 2, x_2=1+\sqrt 2$ which are the boundary points. Step 3. Use test points $x=-1, 0, 3$, the signs of the left side quadratic are $+, -, +$ Step 4. The inequality requires negative (middle region), thus the solution interval is $[1-\sqrt 2,1+\sqrt 2]$
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