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Which inequality represents all values of x for which the product below is defined

Which inequality represents all values of x for which the product below is defined-example-1

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Answer:

(-∞, -2) ∪ (0, ∞)

Explanation:

Multiply together the (7x) and the (x+2), obtaining 7x^2 + 14x. This is the correct argument (input) to Answer A.

Since the domain of the square root function includes "all real numbers equal to or greater than 0," we set 7x^2 + 14x = to 0. This factors to the original 7x*(x+2), set equal to 0. The roots are 0 and -2.

These two values create three intervals: (-∞, -2), (-2, 0) and (0, ∞).

Choosing test numbers, one from each interval: {-5, -1, 1}.

7x^2 + 14x is + at x = -5, - at x = -1, and + at x = 1.

Thus, the domain of this function is (-∞, -2) ∪ (0, ∞). In other words, the product shown is defined on (-∞, -2) ∪ (0, ∞).

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