Worked solution
Find three crossings of an exponential and a cubic
Solve the inequality . marks
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CJC · Review Problems · Question 13
Answer
, where the intersections are approximately .
Method 1: one graph
Sketch . The source gives three zeros approximately . Its successive signs are negative, positive, negative, positive. The nonpositive portions give the printed result or , with these boundaries understood as rounded readings.
Method 2: two graphs
Sketch and on the same axes. The exponential has horizontal asymptote . Mark the same three intersection inputs. The exponential is on or below the cubic before the first crossing and between the second and third crossings, giving the same intervals.
Boundary precision
Let be the exact roots of . Numerically they are , and . The exact set is .
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Common mistakes
Rounded calculator crossings should not be presented as exact endpoints. All three intersections are included.
Solution notes
The diagrams are independently reconstructed mathematical equivalents. The plotted geometry is illustrative; use the labelled exact or approximate values and the stated domain.