Algebra: A Combined Approach (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321726391
ISBN 13: 978-0-32172-639-1

Chapter 11 - Review - Page 829: 40

Answer

$[-6/5, 0)$ U $(5/6, 3]$

Work Step by Step

$(5x+6)(x-3)/(x)(6x-5) < 0$ Numerator is zero when either $5x+6 =0$ or $x-3=0$. Denominator is zero when $x=0$ or $6x-5=0$ $5x+6=0$ $5x+6-6=0-6$ $5x=-6$ $5x/5=-6/5$ $x=-6/5$ $x-3=0$ $x-3+3=0+3$ $x=3$ $x=0$ $6x-5=0$ $6x-5+5=0+5$ $6x=5$ $6x/6 =5/6$ Five regions to test: $(-∞, -6/5]$, $[-6/5, 0)$, $(0, 5/6)$, $(5/6, 3]$, $[3, ∞)$ Let $x=-2$, $x=-1$, $x=1/2$, $x=1$, $x=5$ $x=-2$ $(5x+6)(x-3)/(x)(6x-5) < 0$ $(5*-2+6)(-2-3)/(-2)(6*-2-5) < 0$ $(-10+6)(-5)/(-2)(-12-5) <0$ $(-4)(-5) /(-2)(-17) <0$ $20/34 < 0$ (false) $x=-1$ $(5x+6)(x-3)/(x)(6x-5) < 0$ $(5*-1+6)(-1-3)/(-1)(6*-1-5) < 0$ $(-5+6)(-4)/(-1)(-6-5) < 0$ $(1)(-4)/(-1)(-11) < 0$ $-4/11 < 0$ (true) $x=1/2$ $(5x+6)(x-3)/(x)(6x-5) < 0$ $(5*1/2+6)(1/2-3)/(1/2)(6*1/2-5) < 0$ $(5/2+6)(-5/2)/(1/2)(3-5) < 0$ $(17/2)(-5/2)/(1/2)(-2) < 0$ $-85/4/-1 < 0$ $85/4 <0$ (false) $x=1$ $(5x+6)(x-3)/(x)(6x-5) < 0$ $(5*1+6)(1-3)/(1)(6*1-5) < 0$ $(5+6)(-2)/(1)(6-5) < 0$ $(11)(-2)/(1)(1) <0$ $-22 /1 <0$ $-22 <0 $ (true) $x=5$ $(5x+6)(x-3)/(x)(6x-5) < 0$ $(5*5+6)(5-3)/(5)(6*5-5) < 0$ $(25+6)(2)/(5)(30-5) < 0$ $(31)(2)/(5)(25) <0$ $62/125 <0$ (false)
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