College Algebra (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321979478
ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-947-6

Chapter 4 - Section 4.5 - Inequalities involving Quadratic Functions - 4.5 Assess Your Understanding - Page 314: 29

Answer

a. $x=\pm 2$ b. $x=\pm 2$ c. $x=\pm 2$ d. $x<-2, x>2$ e. $x\leq -2,x\geq 2$ f. $x<-2,x>2$ g. $x \leq -\sqrt 5,x\geq \sqrt 5$

Work Step by Step

$f(x)=x^2-4,$ $g(x)=-x^2+4,$ a. $x^2-4=0,$ $x^2=4,$ $x=\pm 2$ b. $-x^2+4=0,$ $-x^2=-4,$ $x^2=4,$ $x=\pm 2$ c. $x^2-4=-x^2+4,$ $2x^2=8,$ $x^2=4,$ $x=\pm 2$ d. $x^2-4>0,$ $x^2>4,$ $x<-2, x>2$ e. $-x^2+4\leq 0,$ $-x^2\leq -4,$ $x^2\geq 4,$ $x\leq -2,x\geq 2$ f. $x^2-4> -x^2+4,$ $2x^2>8,$ $x^2>4,$ $x<-2,x>2$ g. $x^2-4\geq 1,$ $x^2\geq 5,$ $x \leq -\sqrt 5,x\geq \sqrt 5$
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