Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A Unit Circle Approach to Trigonometry (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Exponential and Logarithmic Functions - Section 4.3 Exponential Functions - 4.3 Assess Your Understanding - Page 310: 132

Answer

$(-\infty,-5]\cup[-2,2]$.

Work Step by Step

1. $x^3+5x^2\le 4x+20 \Longrightarrow x^2(x+5)\le 4(x+5) \Longrightarrow x^2(x+5)-4(x+5)\le0 \Longrightarrow(x+5)(x+2)(x-2)\le0 $ 2. Identify boundary points $x=-5,-2,2$ and form intervals $(-\infty,-5],[-5,-2],[-2,2],[2,\infty)$. 3. Choose test values for each interval $x=-6,-3,0,3$ and test the inequality to get $True,\ False,\ True,\ False$. 4. Thus we have the solution $(-\infty,-5]\cup[-2,2]$.
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