Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 2 - Section 2.7 - Polynomial and Rational Inequalities - Exercise Set - Page 415: 104

Answer

The solution set is $\left( -\infty ,2 \right)\cup \left( 2,\infty \right)$

Work Step by Step

Consider the inequality ${{\left( x-2 \right)}^{2}}>0$. The function $f\left( x \right)>0$. Express the function as: $f\left( x \right)={{\left( x-2 \right)}^{2}}$ The function has an $x$ -intercept at $2$ and the graph of the function passes through point $\left( 2,0 \right)$. Thus, the boundary of the function is $\left( -\infty ,2 \right)$ and $\left( 2,\infty \right)$. Now, check the interval. Substitute $x=-2$ $\begin{align} & f\left( x \right)={{\left( x-2 \right)}^{2}} \\ & f\left( -2 \right)={{\left( -2-2 \right)}^{2}} \\ & =16 \\ & >0 \end{align}$ Thus, the function is positive for all $x$ in $\left( -\infty ,2 \right)$. Substitute $x=3$ $\begin{align} & f\left( x \right)={{\left( x-2 \right)}^{2}} \\ & f\left( 3 \right)={{\left( 3-2 \right)}^{2}} \\ & =1 \\ & >0 \end{align}$ Thus, the function is positive for all $x$ in $\left( 2,\infty \right)$. Therefore, the solution set of the inequality is given as $\left( -\infty ,2 \right)\cup \left( 2,\infty \right)$
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