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: 43

Answer

$(-\infty,2)U(3,5) $

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Rewrite the inequality $\frac{1}{x-2}-\frac{2}{3x-9}\lt0$ as $\frac{x-5}{(x-2)(3x-9)}\lt0$. Identify boundary points (zeros and asymptotes) as $x=2,3,5$ which divide the x-axis into four intervals $(-\infty,2),(2,3),(3,5),(5,\infty)$ Step 2. Choose test values in each interval $x=0,2.5,4,6$ and test the inequality to get $True,\ False,\ True,\ False$ Step 3. Thus the solution intervals are $(-\infty,2)U(3,5) $
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