Algebra and Trigonometry 10th Edition

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ISBN 10: 9781337271172
ISBN 13: 978-1-33727-117-2

Chapter 1 - 1.8 - Other Types of Inequalities - 1.8 Exercises - Page 147: 38

Answer

All real numbers solve the inequality.

Work Step by Step

$x^2+3x+8\gt0\\(x+1.5)^2-2.25+8\gt0\\(x+1.5)^2+6.75\gt0\\(x+1.5)^2\gt-6.75$ but we know that $a^2\geq0$ for all $a$ so all numbers satisfy this inequality. Thus the solution set is the whole set of real numbers.
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