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What is the solution of"​-example-1

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Answer:

Hence final answer is
x \leq -3 or
2 \leq x<7

correct choice is A because both ends are open circles.

Explanation:

Given inequality is
(x^2+x-6)/(x-7)\leq 0

Setting both numerator and denominator =0 gives:


x^2+x-6=0, x-7=0

or
(x+3)(x-2)=0, x-7=0

or x+3=0, x-2=0, x-7=0

or x=-3, x=2, x=7

Using these critical points, we can divide number line into four sets:


(-\infty,-3), (-3,2), (2,7),
(7,\infty)

We pick one number from each interval and plug into original inequality to see if that number satisfies the inequality or not.

Test for
(-\infty,-3).

Clearly x=-4 belongs to
(-\infty,-3) interval then plug x=-4 into
(x^2+x-6)/(x-7)\leq 0


((-4)^2+(-4)-6)/((-4)-7)\leq 0


(6)/(-11)\leq 0

Which is TRUE.

Hence
(-\infty,-3) belongs to the answer.

Similarly testing other intervals, we get that only
(-\infty,-3) and
(2,7) satisfies the original inequality.

Hence final answer is
x \leq -3 or
2 \leq x<7

correct choice is A because both ends are open circles.

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