Monday, June 8, 2015

√(x - 3) ≥ 1/(x - 3) help on how to solve please!!!

Before solving the inequality, we'll impose constraints of
existence of square root.


x - 3
>=0


We'll add 3 both sides:


x
>= 3


The interval of admissible values of x is [3 ,
+infinite)


We'll raise to square both sides, to get rid of the
square root:


(x - 3) ≥ 1/(x -
3)^2


We'll subtract 1/(x - 3)^2 both
sides:


(x - 3) - 1/(x - 3)^2 ≥  0


We'll
multiply by (x - 3)^2 both sides:


(x-3)^3 - 1 >=
0


We'll apply the formula of difference of
cubes:


a^3 - b^3 = (a - b)(a^2 + ab +
b^2)


(x-3)^3 - 1 = (x-4)[(x-3)^2 + x - 3 +
1]


We'll square raise and we'll combine like
terms:


(x-3)^3 - 1 = (x-4)(x^2 - 5x +
7)


(x-4)(x^2 - 5x + 7) >=0


A
product is positive if and only if the 2 factors are both negative or both
positive.


Case
1)


x-4>0


x>4


x^2
- 5x + 7 > 0


x1 = [5+sqrt(25 -
28)]/2


Since delta = 25 - 28 = -3 < 0, the expression x^2 -
5x + 7 > 0 for any value of x.


From both
inequalities, the interval for admissible values for x is (4; +
infinite).


Case
2)


x-4<0


x<4


x^2
- 5x + 7 < 0


But the expression is always
positive, for any value of x, so x belongs to empty set.

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