document.write( "Question 73727: if f(x)=x(x+1)(x-4), use interval notation to give all values of x where f(x)>0 \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #52713 by jim_thompson5910(35256) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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If we look at the roots of x(x+1)(x-4) we get x=0, x=-1, and x=4. At the roots the graph of f(x) goes from either a positive number to a negative number or from a negative number to a positive number. At this point we only care about the positive portion. So if we graph x(x+1)(x-4) we get
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\n" ); document.write( "So the roots are the endpoints where the interval is
\n" ); document.write( "[-1,0]U[4, $\"infinity\"$ ) Which can be easily obtained from the graph.
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