Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 2 - Section 2.7 - Polynomial and Rational Inequalities - Exercise Set - Page 412: 12

Answer

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Work Step by Step

Consider the inequality, $9{{x}^{2}}+3x-2\ge 0$ The boundary points of the given inequality will be calculated by equating $f\left( x \right)$ to 0 as $9{{x}^{2}}+3x-2=0$. Thus, $\begin{align} & 9{{x}^{2}}+6x-3x-2=0 \\ & 3x\left( 3x+2 \right)-1\left( 3x+2 \right)=0 \\ & \left( 3x-1 \right)\left( 3x+2 \right)=0 \end{align}$ Hence, $x=\frac{1}{3},x=-\frac{2}{3}$ As can be seen from the above number, the boundary points divide the number line into three parts, $\left( -\infty ,-\frac{2}{3} \right)\text{,}\left( -\frac{2}{3},\frac{1}{3} \right)\text{ and }\left( \frac{1}{3},\infty \right)$. Now, one test value within each interval is chosen and f is evaluated at that number. So, for both the interval $\left( -\infty ,-\frac{2}{3} \right)\text{ and }\left( \frac{1}{3},\infty \right)$ the function is positive. And, for interval $\left( -\frac{2}{3},\frac{1}{3} \right)$ the function is negative. Also, the points $\frac{-2}{3}\text{ and }\frac{1}{3}$ are included in the solution because the inequality is not strict, that is, it includes the equality sign. Hence, the required interval is $\left( -\infty ,-\frac{2}{3} \right]\text{ and }\left[ \frac{1}{3},\infty \right)$.
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