Answer:
![\textsf{Solution: \quad $x < 1$ or $x > 5$}](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/high-school/xsmvi32sevj8k0qtz1881gatwt65aka3b7.png)
![\textsf{Interval notation: \quad $(- \infty, 1) \cup (5, \infty)$}](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/high-school/3jxsghi8a7y1eijleijqd7gj7nphi5a074.png)
Explanation:
Given inequality:
![x^2-6x+5 > 0](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/high-school/ny8qy3ymcl1013hf6pk8w0xv79ajmenum3.png)
Factor the quadratic to find the x-intercepts
To factor a quadratic in the form
, find two numbers that multiply to
and sum to
:
![\implies ac=a \cdot 5=5](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/high-school/vcwd9porc9xp43kbj1n5qdc73iitlcxtbn.png)
![\implies b=-6](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/3zdxw2fp1sx0z65hbuiwg4arcrfqbpbj0t.png)
Therefore, the two numbers are: -1 and -5.
Rewrite
as the sum of these two numbers and equal the quadratic to zero:
![\implies x^2-x-5x+5 = 0](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/high-school/f275ykldg3zipepgl1gpr2akrhq0gapyhe.png)
Factor the first two terms and the last two terms separately:
![\implies x(x-1)-5(x-1) = 0](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/high-school/64a8z7oyg6s50xmm4ss0rgie5kv2tbx2cp.png)
Factor out the common term (x - 1):
![\implies (x-5)(x-1) = 0](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/high-school/bkmu40k18bpbx7diymbayk4hzfqxzga711.png)
The x-intercepts are when the curve crosses the x-axis (when y=0).
Therefore, the x-intercepts are:
![(x-5)=0 \implies x=5](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/high-school/1njn9z8t3cc9wa8by0bbcuvypekp6mu55c.png)
![(x-1)=0 \implies x=1](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/high-school/5opl8fk2ckhhyhuk3x0pgz2qekkcqq2dit.png)
As the leading coefficient of the quadratic is positive, the parabola opens upwards. Therefore, to find the solution of the inequality, find the interval where the curve is positive (above the x-axis).
The curve is above the x-axis when x < 1 or x > 5.
Therefore, the solution to the quadratic inequality is:
![\textsf{Solution: \quad $x < 1$ or $x > 5$}](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/high-school/xsmvi32sevj8k0qtz1881gatwt65aka3b7.png)
![\textsf{Interval notation: \quad $(- \infty, 1) \cup (5, \infty)$}](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/high-school/3jxsghi8a7y1eijleijqd7gj7nphi5a074.png)