College Algebra (10th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Section 4.5 - Inequalities involving Quadratic Functions - 4.5 Assess Your Understanding - Page 314: 16

Answer

The inequality is valid for values between -2/3 and 1.5 (not including them) i.e. $(-\frac{2}{3},1.5)$

Work Step by Step

First, we are going to set the right side to zero and factor to find the x-intercepts: $6x^2-5x-6=0$ $(3x+2)(2x-3)=0$ $x_1=-2/3$ $x_2=1.5$ These are the critical points. We are going to take three values: one less than -2/3, one between -2/3 and 1.5, and one more than 1.5 to test in the original equation and check if the inequality is true or not: First test with a value less than -2/3: $6(-1)^2<6+5(-1)$ $6(1)<6-5$ $6<1 \rightarrow \text{ FALSE}$ Second test with a value between -2/3 and 1.5: $6(0)^2<6+5(0)$ $0<6+0$ $0<6 \rightarrow \text{ TRUE}$ Third test with a value more than 1.5: $6(2)^2<6+5(2)$ $6(4)<6+10$ $24<16 \rightarrow \text{ FALSE}$ These tests show that the inequality $6x^2<6+5x$ is valid for values between -2/3 and 1.5 (not including them) i.e. $(-\frac{2}{3},1.5)$
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