Algebra: A Combined Approach (4th Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0321726391
ISBN 13: 978-0-32172-639-1

Chapter 11 - Review - Page 829: 38

Answer

$(-5, -3) U (5, ∞)$

Work Step by Step

$x^3+3x^2-25x-75 > 0$ $x^2(x+3)-25(x+3)>0$ $(x^2-25)(x+3)>0$ $(x-5)(x+5)(x+3)>0$ $x-5=0$ $x-5+5=0+5$ $x=5$ $x+5=0$ $x+5-5=0-5$ $x=-5$ $x+3=0$ $x+3-3=0-3$ $x=-3$ Four regions to test: $(-∞, -5)$, $(-5, -3)$, $(-3, 5)$, $(5, ∞)$ Let $x=-10$, $x=-4$, $x=4$, $x=10$ $x=-10$ $(x-5)(x+5)(x+3)>0$ $(-10-5)(-10+5)(-10+3)>0$ $-15*-5*-7 >0$ $75*-7 >0$ $-525 >0$ (false) $x=-4$ $(x-5)(x+5)(x+3)>0$ $(-4-5)(-4+5)(-4+3)>0$ $-9*1*-1 >0$ $9 > 0$ (true) $x=4$ $(x-5)(x+5)(x+3)>0$ $(4-5)(4+5)(4+3)>0$ $-1*9*7 >0$ $-63 >0$ (false) $x=10$ $(x-5)(x+5)(x+3)>0$ $(10-5)(10+5)(10+3)>0$ $5*15*13 >0$ $5*195 >0$ $975 >0$ (true)
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