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: 24

Answer

$(-∞, -1) U [1, ∞)$

Work Step by Step

$\frac{x-1}{x^3 + 1} \geq 0$ $\frac{x-1}{(x+1)(x^2 - x + 1)} \geq 0$ Find the zeros of the expressions in the numerator AND the denominator $x = 1, -1$ Test numbers in between those zero values to determine if the function is negative or positive $(-∞, -1)$ $\frac{(-)}{(-)(+)} = (+)$ $(-1, 1]$ $\frac{(-)}{(+)(+)} = (-)$ $[1, ∞)$ $\frac{(+)}{(+)(+)} = (+)$ Thus the solution is $(-∞, -1) U [1, ∞)$
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