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: 4

Answer

(-∞, -4] U [-2, 1] U [3, ∞)

Work Step by Step

$(x-1)(x+2)(x -3) (x+4) \geq 0$ Find the roots of the function $x = -4, -2, 1, 3$ Test numbers in between those zero values to determine if the function is negative or positive (-∞, -4] $(-)(-)(-)(-) = (+)$ [-4, -2] $(-)(-)(-)(+) = (-)$ [-2, 1] $(-)(+)(-)(+) = (+)$ [1,3] $ (+)(+)(-)(+) = (-) $ [3, ∞) $(+)(+)(+)(+) = (+)$ Thus the solution is (-∞, -4] U [-2, 1] U [3, ∞)
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