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Please help! Pre-calculus is very confusing.​

Please help! Pre-calculus is very confusing.​-example-1
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Answer:

-1 < x < 0

Explanation:

f(x) is a cubic function, so it can have up to 3 real zeros. The first option lists 4 intervals, which is too many.

Check the second option:

f(-1) = -6

f(0) = 7

f(x) changes signs between x=-1 and x=0, so there must be a 0 in that interval.

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