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: 42

Answer

$ [-8,-2) $

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Rewrite the inequality $\frac{x-4}{2x+4}-1\ge0$ as $\frac{-x-8}{2x+4}\ge0$. Identify boundary points (zeros and asymptotes) as $x=-8,-2$ which divide the x-axis into three intervals $(-\infty,-8],[-8,-2),(-2,\infty)$ Step 2. Choose test values in each interval $x=-9,-3,0$ and test the inequality to get $ False,\ True,\ False$ Step 3. Thus the solution interval is $ [-8,-2) $
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