Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285741552
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-155-0

APPENDIX A - Numbers, Inequalities, and Absolute Values - A Exercises - Page A9: 29

Answer

$-\infty \lt x \lt \infty$ The solution set is $~~(-\infty, \infty)$

Work Step by Step

$x^2+x+1 \gt 0$ We can use the quadratic formula to find the values of $x$ such that $x^2+x+1 = 0$: $x = \frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}$ $x = \frac{-1 \pm \sqrt{(1)^2-4(1)(1)}}{(2)(1)}$ $x = \frac{-1 \pm \sqrt{-3}}{2}$ Since there is a negative value inside the square root, there are no values of $x$ such that $x^2+x+1 = 0$ When $x = 1,~~$ then $~~x^2+x+1 = 3 \gt 0$ Since $x^2+x+1$ is continuous, and there are no values of $x$ such that $x^2+x+1 = 0$, then $x^2+x+1 \gt 0$ for all values of $x$ Solution: $-\infty \lt x \lt \infty$ The solution set is $~~(-\infty, \infty)$
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