Precalculus (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 013421742X
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Chapter 1 - Equations and Inequalities - Test - Page 182: 26

Answer

$(-\infty, -1]\cup[\frac{3}{2},\infty)$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Move all the term to the left side and factor, we have $2x^2-x-3\geq0\longrightarrow (x+1)(2x-3)\geq0$ Step 2. Identify the boundary points as $x=-1$ and $x=\frac{3}{2}$ Step 3. The boundary points separate the number line into three intervals $(-\infty, -1)$, $(-1, \frac{3}{2})$ and $(\frac{3}{2},\infty)$ Step 4. Use test points $x=-2,0,2$ for each interval, we can determine the signs of the left side of the inequality as $+, - , +$ Step 5. Based on the signs and consider the boundary points, we can write the solution set as $(-\infty, -1]\cup[\frac{3}{2},\infty)$
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