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: 15

Answer

$(-∞, -1) U (1, 7)$

Work Step by Step

$x (1-x^2)^3 < 7 (1-x^2)^3$ Find the roots of the function $x (1-x^2)^3 - 7 (1-x^2)^3 < 0$ $((1+x)(1-x))^3 (x-7) $ $x = -1 ,1, 7$ Test numbers in between those zero values to determine if the function is negative or positive (-∞, -1) $(-)(-)(-) = (-)$ (-1, 1) $(+)(-)(-) = (+)$ (1, 7) $(+)(+)(-) = (-)$ (7, ∞) $(+)(+)(+) = (+)$ Thus the solution is $(-∞, -1) U (1, 7)$
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