Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A Unit Circle Approach to Trigonometry (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32193-104-1
ISBN 13: 978-0-32193-104-7

Chapter 4 - Exponential and Logarithmic Functions - Cumulative Review - Page 373: 6

Answer

(a) See graph. (b) $(-\infty,\infty)$.

Work Step by Step

(a) Given $f(x)=-x^2+2x-3=-(x^2-2x+1)-2=-(x-1)^2-2$, we can find its graph opens down, vertex $(1,-2)$, axis of symmetry $x=1$, intercept(s) $(0,-3)$. See graph. (b) For $f(x)\le0$, we can find the solution $(-\infty,\infty)$.
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