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: 41

Answer

$[-2, 3] $

Work Step by Step

Given $f(x) = \sqrt {6 + x - x^2}$ In a even root function, the domain is defined such that the function is always at (if defined) or above 0, so $f(x) \geq 0$ $\sqrt {6 + x - x^2} \geq 0$ $6 + x - x^2 \geq 0$ $x^2 - x - 6 \leq 0$ $(x-3)(x+2) \leq 0$ Find the zeros of the expressions in the numerator AND the denominator $x = 3, -2$ Test numbers in between those zero values to determine if the function is negative or positive (-∞, -2] $(-)(-) = (+)$ [-2, 3] $(-)(+) = (-)$ [3,∞) $(+)(+) = (+)$ Thus the solution is $[-2, 3] $
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