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: 31

Answer

a. $x=2$ or $x=-1$ b. $x=-2$ or $x=1$ c. $x=0$ d. $x>2$ or $x<-1$ e. $-2\leq x\leq 1$ f. $x<0$ g. $x\leq \frac{1- \sqrt {13}}{2},x\geq \frac{1+ \sqrt {13}}{2}$

Work Step by Step

$f(x)=x^2-x-2,$ $g(x)=x^2+x-2,$ a. $x^2-x-2=0,$ $x^2+x-2x-2=0,$ $x(x+1)-2(x+1)=0,$ $(x-2)(x+1)=0,$ $x=2$ or $x=-1$ b. $x^2+x-2=0,$ $x^2-x+2x-2=0,$ $x(x-1)+2(x-1)=0,$ $(x+2)(x-1)=0,$ $x=-2$ or $x=1$ c. $x^2-x-2=x^2+x-2,$ $-2x=0,$ $x=0$ d. $x^2-x-2>0,$ $(x-2)(x+1)>0,$ $x>2$ or $x<-1$ e. $x^2+x-2\leq 0,$ $(x+2)(x-1)\leq 0,$ $-2\leq x\leq 1$ f. $x^2-x-2>x^2+x-2,$ $-2x>0,$ $x<0$ g. $x^2-x-2\geq 1,$ $x^2-x-3\geq0,$ Solving the quadratic equation using the quadratic formula, $x=\frac{-b\pm \sqrt {b^2-4ac}}{2a},$ In this case, $x=\frac{1\pm \sqrt {(-1)^2-4(-3)(1)}}{2(1)}=\frac{1\pm \sqrt {13}}{2}$ $x\leq \frac{1- \sqrt {13}}{2},x\geq \frac{1+ \sqrt {13}}{2}$
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