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: 44

Answer

$(-7,-1)U(3,\infty)$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Rewrite the inequality $\frac{5}{x-3}-\frac{3}{x+1}\gt0$ as $\frac{2x+14}{(x-3)(x+1)}\gt0$. Identify boundary points (zeros and asymptotes) as $x=-7,-1,3$ which divide the x-axis into four intervals $(-\infty,-7),(-7,-1),(-1,3),(3,\infty)$ Step 2. Choose test values in each interval $x=-8,-2,0,4$ and test the inequality to get $False,\ True,\ False,\ True$ Step 3. Thus the solution intervals are $(-7,-1)U(3,\infty)$
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