Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 3 - Section 3.7 - Polynomial and Rational Inequalities - 3.7 Exercises - Page 316: 14

Answer

$(-4, 1)$

Work Step by Step

$x^4 + 3x^3 - 3x^2 + 3x -4 <0$ Find the roots of the function (graph is attached below with zeros) $x = -4, 1$ Thus the factoring is $(x+4)(x-1)(x^2 + 1)$ Test numbers in between those zero values to determine if the function is negative or positive (-∞, -4) $(-)(-)(+) = (+)$ (-4, 1) $(+)(-)(+) = (-)$ (1, ∞) $(+)(+)(+) = (+)$ Thus the solution is $(-4, 1)$
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