Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Exponential and Logarithmic Functions - 5.4 Logarithmic Functions - 5.4 Assess Your Understanding - Page 294: 2

Answer

$(-\infty,-4)U(1,\infty) $

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Based on the given inequality, identify the boundary points $x=-4,1$ and possible intervals $(-\infty,-4),(-4,1),(1,\infty)$ Step 2 choose test values $x=-5,0,2$, test the inequality and get results $True,\ False,\ True$ Step 3. Obtain solutions $(-\infty,-4)U(1,\infty) $
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