Solution
Solution
+1
Interval Notation
Solution steps
If then
Use the following property:
Use the following trivial identity:
periodicity table with cycle:
Rewrite in standard form
Add to both sides
Simplify
Simplify
Convert element to fraction:
Least Common Multiplier of
Lowest Common Multiplier (LCM)
Least Common Multiplier of
Least Common Multiplier (LCM)
Prime factorization of
is a prime number, therefore no factorization is possible
Prime factorization of
Multiply each factor the greatest number of times it occurs in either or
Multiply the numbers:
Compute an expression comprised of factors that appear in at least one of the factored expressions
Adjust Fractions based on the LCM
Multiply each numerator by the same amount needed to multiply its
corresponding denominator to turn it into the LCM
For multiply the denominator and numerator by
For multiply the denominator and numerator by
For multiply the denominator and numerator by
Since the denominators are equal, combine the fractions:
Multiply both sides by
Simplify
Identify the intervals
Find the signs of the factors of
Find the signs of
Move to the right side
Add to both sides
Simplify
Factor
Factor out common term
Divide both sides by
Divide both sides by
Simplify
Simplify
Cancel the common factor:
Simplify
Convert element to a decimal form
Add the numbers:
Divide the numbers:
Move to the right side
Add to both sides
Simplify
Factor
Factor out common term
Divide both sides by
Divide both sides by
Simplify
Simplify
Cancel the common factor:
Simplify
Convert element to a decimal form
Add the numbers:
Divide the numbers:
Move to the right side
Add to both sides
Simplify
Factor
Factor out common term
Divide both sides by
Divide both sides by
Simplify
Simplify
Cancel the common factor:
Simplify
Convert element to a decimal form
Add the numbers:
Divide the numbers:
Find the signs of
Find singularity points
Find the zeros of the denominator
Summarize in a table:
Identify the intervals that satisfy the required condition:
Merge Overlapping Intervals
The union of two intervals is the set of numbers which are in either interval
or
The union of two intervals is the set of numbers which are in either interval
or
Domain of
Domain definition
Find known functions domain restrictions:
Solve
If then
Switch sides
Rewrite in standard form
Add to both sides
Simplify
Simplify
Convert element to fraction:
Least Common Multiplier of
Lowest Common Multiplier (LCM)
Least Common Multiplier of
Least Common Multiplier (LCM)
Prime factorization of
is a prime number, therefore no factorization is possible
Prime factorization of
Multiply each factor the greatest number of times it occurs in either or
Multiply the numbers:
Compute an expression comprised of factors that appear in at least one of the factored expressions
Adjust Fractions based on the LCM
Multiply each numerator by the same amount needed to multiply its
corresponding denominator to turn it into the LCM
For multiply the denominator and numerator by
For multiply the denominator and numerator by
For multiply the denominator and numerator by
Since the denominators are equal, combine the fractions:
Multiply both sides by
Simplify
Identify the intervals
Find the signs of the factors of
Find the signs of
Move to the right side
Add to both sides
Simplify
Factor
Factor out common term
Divide both sides by
Divide both sides by
Simplify
Simplify
Cancel the common factor:
Simplify
Convert element to a decimal form
Add the numbers:
Divide the numbers:
Move to the right side
Add to both sides
Simplify
Factor
Factor out common term
Divide both sides by
Divide both sides by
Simplify
Simplify
Cancel the common factor:
Simplify
Convert element to a decimal form
Add the numbers:
Divide the numbers:
Move to the right side
Add to both sides
Simplify
Factor
Factor out common term
Divide both sides by
Divide both sides by
Simplify
Simplify
Cancel the common factor:
Simplify
Convert element to a decimal form
Add the numbers:
Divide the numbers:
Find the signs of
Find singularity points
Find the zeros of the denominator
Summarize in a table:
Identify the intervals that satisfy the required condition:
Merge Overlapping Intervals
The union of two intervals is the set of numbers which are in either interval
or
The union of two intervals is the set of numbers which are in either interval
or
Rewrite in standard form
Subtract from both sides
Simplify
Simplify
Convert element to fraction:
Least Common Multiplier of
Lowest Common Multiplier (LCM)
Least Common Multiplier of
Least Common Multiplier (LCM)
Prime factorization of
is a prime number, therefore no factorization is possible
Prime factorization of
Multiply each factor the greatest number of times it occurs in either or
Multiply the numbers:
Compute an expression comprised of factors that appear in at least one of the factored expressions
Adjust Fractions based on the LCM
Multiply each numerator by the same amount needed to multiply its
corresponding denominator to turn it into the LCM
For multiply the denominator and numerator by
For multiply the denominator and numerator by
For multiply the denominator and numerator by
Since the denominators are equal, combine the fractions:
Multiply both sides by
Simplify
Identify the intervals
Find the signs of the factors of
Find the signs of
Move to the right side
Add to both sides
Simplify
Factor
Factor out common term
Divide both sides by
Divide both sides by
Simplify
Simplify
Cancel the common factor:
Simplify
Convert element to a decimal form
Subtract the numbers:
Apply the fraction rule:
Divide the numbers:
Move to the right side
Add to both sides
Simplify
Factor
Factor out common term
Multiply both sides by
Multiply both sides by -1 (reverse the inequality)
Simplify
Divide both sides by
Divide both sides by
Simplify
Simplify
Apply the fraction rule:
Refine
Cancel the common factor:
Apply rule
Simplify
Apply the fraction rule:
Convert element to a decimal form
Add/Subtract the numbers:
Divide the numbers:
Move to the right side
Add to both sides
Simplify
Factor
Factor out common term
Multiply both sides by
Multiply both sides by -1 (reverse the inequality)
Simplify
Divide both sides by
Divide both sides by
Simplify
Simplify
Apply the fraction rule:
Refine
Cancel the common factor:
Apply rule
Simplify
Apply the fraction rule:
Convert element to a decimal form
Add/Subtract the numbers:
Divide the numbers:
Find the signs of
Find singularity points
Find the zeros of the denominator
Summarize in a table:
Identify the intervals that satisfy the required condition:
Merge Overlapping Intervals
The union of two intervals is the set of numbers which are in either interval
or
The union of two intervals is the set of numbers which are in either interval
or
Combine the intervals
Merge Overlapping Intervals
The intersection of two intervals is the set of numbers which are in both intervals
and
Find undefined (singularity) points:
Take the denominator(s) of and compare to zero
The following points are undefined
Combine real regions and undefined points for final function domain
Combine the intervals
Merge Overlapping Intervals
The intersection of two intervals is the set of numbers which are in both intervals
and