Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0-32187-896-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-32187-896-0

Appendices - Section A.3 - Lines, Circles, and Parabolas - Exercises A.3 - Page AP-18: 31

Answer

The exterior of a circle centered at the origin, with radius $\sqrt{7}$.

Work Step by Step

The plane is divided into two regions by the graph of $x^{2}+y^{2}=7$ which is a circle centered at the origin, with radius $\sqrt{7}$. The two regions are the interior and the exterior of the circle. Testing (0,0) by inserting its coordinates into the inequality, $0+0 \gt 7\qquad $ ... (false) we see that the center does not belong to the solution set. The curve itself is not included, as the inequality is strict. The region represented by the inequality: The exterior of a circle centered at the origin, with radius $\sqrt{7}$.
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