Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 1 - Equations and Inequalities - 1.7 Inequalities - 1.7 Exercises - Page 159: 43

Answer

$$\color{blue}{(-\infty,-3]\cup[-1,\infty)}$$

Work Step by Step

$\bf\text{First, rewrite with all terms on the left side.}$ $-x^2-4x-3\leq{0}$ $\bf\text{Applying the quadratic formula gives us:}$ $x=-3$ or $x=-1$ $\bf\text{Which gives us three intervals:}$ $\bf(-\infty,-3]$ $\bf[-3,-1]$ $\bf[-1,\infty)$ $\bf\text{Using test values we can test each interval in the formula}$ For the interval $\bf(-\infty,-3]$, we can use $-4$ as our test value $-(-4)^2-4(-4)-3\leq{0}$ $-16+16-3\leq{0}$ $-3\leq{0}$ which is true so this interval is $\bf\text{valid}$ For the interval $\bf[-3,-1]$ we can use $-2$ as our test value $-(-2)^2-4(-2)-3\leq{0}$ $-4+8-3\leq{0}$ $1\leq{0}$ which is untrue so this interval is $\bf\text{not valid}$ For the interval $\bf[-1,\infty)$, we can use $1$ as our test value $-(1)^2-4(1)-3\leq{0}$ $-1-4-3\leq{0}$ $-11\leq{0}$ which is true so this interval is $\bf\text{valid}$ Therefore the solution is $\color{blue}{(-\infty,-3]\cup[-1,\infty)}$
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