Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Polynomial and Rational Functions - 4.4 Polynomial and Rational Inequalities - 4.4 Assess Your Understanding - Page 219: 38

Answer

$(-\infty,-2)U(2,\infty)$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Factor and identify boundary points (zeros and asymptotes) as $x=-5,-2,2$ which divide the x-axis into four intervals $(-\infty,-5],[-5,-2),(-2,2),(2,\infty)$ Step 2. Choose test values in each interval $x=-6,-3,0,3$ and test the inequality to get $True,\ True,\ False,\ True$ Step 3. Thus the solution intervals are $(-\infty,-2)U(2,\infty)$
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