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OpenStudy (snowflakelove15):

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OpenStudy (snowflakelove15):

OpenStudy (snowflakelove15):

@agent0smith is this correct?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

the first stuff under the radical is x+5 that must be positive or zero. What do you get when you solve \(\Large x+5 \ge 0\) for x?

OpenStudy (snowflakelove15):

x> or = -5

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

yes correct

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

the other stuff under the other square root must be positive. It cannot be zero due to a division by zero error. solve for x 1-x > 0 tell me what you get

OpenStudy (snowflakelove15):

x < or = 1 but that isn't an option

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

no just x < 1 there is no "or equal to" part in this piece

OpenStudy (snowflakelove15):

Oh ok I get it now thank you!

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

so you found out that \(\Large x \ge -5\) AND \(\Large x < 1\)

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

which is equivalent of saying \(\Large -5 \le x\) AND \(\Large x < 1\)

OpenStudy (snowflakelove15):

Yep so the end result is −5≤x<1

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

correct

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