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Section 2.

7
Polynomials and
Rational Inequalities
Solving Polynomial Inequalities
Example
2
Solve and graph the solution set on a real number
line: x 12 x s
10 -5 0 5 10
Example
3 2
Solve and graph the solution set on a real number line:
x + x 17 15 x >
10 -5 0 5 10
Solving Rational Inequalities
A rational inequality is an inequality that can be put into
one of the forms f(x)<0, f(x)>0, f(x) 0 or f(x) 0,
where f is a rational function. An example of a rational
inequality is
3 3
0
2 4
This inequ
x
x
s >
+
+
>
ality is in the form f(x)>0, where f is the rational
3 3
function given by f(x)= .
2 4
We can find the x-intercept of f by setting the numerator equal to 0.
3x+3=0
3x=-3
x=-1
We can determine wher
x
x
+
+
e f is undefined
by setting the denominator equal to 0.
2 4 0
2x=-4
x=-2
x + =
4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5
4
3
2
1
1
2
3
4
x
y
2 -1 0 1
( ) ( )
, 2 1,
+
+

Example
5 2
Solve and graph the solution set 0
3 1
x
x

>
+
-1 0 1
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
x
y
Example
2 -1 0 1 2
8 2
Solve and graph the solution set 3.
4 1
x
x
+
<

9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
x
y
Applications
Example
A student is standing on the top of a university building
which is 80 feet tall. If he throws a softball up in the air
with an initial velocity of 32 feet/sec, during which time
period will the ball'
2
0 0
s height exceed that of the university building?
s(t)=-16t v t s + +
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
3
Express the solution set of the following inequality
in interval notation x 9 0 x >
( | | |
| | | )
| | | |
| | | |
, 3 0, 3
3, 0 3,
, 3 0, 3
3, 0 3,




(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Express the solution set in interval notation
5
0.
2 1
x
x

( )
| )
1
, 5
2
, 5
5,
1
, 5
2
| (

(
\

(
(

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