Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Polynomial and Rational Functions - 3.4 Polynomial Functions: Graphs, Applications, and Models - 3.4 Exercises - Page 358: 104

Answer

(a) $\{-5,-2, 3 \}$ (b) $(-\infty,-5)U(-2,3)$ (c) $(-5,-2)U(3,\infty)$

Work Step by Step

(a) Graph the function $f(x)=x^3+4x^2-11x-30$ as shown in the figure. We can identify the zeros as $x=-5,-2, 3$ or $\{-5,-2, 3 \}$ (b) For $f(x)\lt 0$, we can identify the intervals as $(-\infty,-5)U(-2,3)$ (c) For $f(x)\gt 0$, we can identify the intervals as $(-5,-2)U(3,\infty)$
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