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|a) False. Nothing in the definition of a geometric sequence requires the common ratio to be always positive. For example, <math>a_n = (-a)^n</math>
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|We start by subtracting 2 from each side to get <math>\frac{3x + 5}{x + 2} - \frac{2x + 4}{x + 2} = \frac{x + 1}{x + 2} \ge 0</math>
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|b) False. Linear systems only have a solution if the lines intersect. So y = x and y = x + 1 will never intersect because they are parallel.
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|c) False. <math>y = x^2</math> does not have an inverse.
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|d) True. <math>cos^2(x) - cos(x) = 0</math> has multiple solutions.
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Latest revision as of 21:33, 21 May 2015

Question Solve the following inequality. Your answer should be in interval notation.


Step 1:
We start by subtracting 2 from each side to get
Step 2:
Step 3:
Now we just write, in interval notation, the intervals over which the denominator is nonnegative.
The domain of the function is:
Final Answer:
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