We first factor the left side of the inequality:
(x^2 - 6x + 8)(x^2 - 4) = (x - 2)(x - 4)(x + 2)(x - 2) = (x - 2)^2(x - 4)(x + 2)
Now, we have the inequality:
(x - 2)^2(x - 4)(x + 2)/(x^3 - 8) >= 0
To solve this inequality, we first find the critical points by setting the numerator and denominator equal to zero:
Numerator: x = 2, x = 4Denominator: x = 2
Now, we can test the intervals created by these critical points:
Interval 1: (-∞, 2)Interval 2: (2, 4)Interval 3: (4, ∞)
Now, we test a point in each interval to determine the sign of the expression:
For x = 0 (in Interval 1): (-) (+) (-) = (-)For x = 3 (in Interval 2): (+) (+) (-) = (-)For x = 5 (in Interval 3): (+) (-) (+) = (-)
Since we are looking for where the expression is greater than or equal to 0, the solution set is:
x ∈ (2, 4] and x ≠ 2
We first factor the left side of the inequality:
(x^2 - 6x + 8)(x^2 - 4) = (x - 2)(x - 4)(x + 2)(x - 2) = (x - 2)^2(x - 4)(x + 2)
Now, we have the inequality:
(x - 2)^2(x - 4)(x + 2)/(x^3 - 8) >= 0
To solve this inequality, we first find the critical points by setting the numerator and denominator equal to zero:
Numerator: x = 2, x = 4
Denominator: x = 2
Now, we can test the intervals created by these critical points:
Interval 1: (-∞, 2)
Interval 2: (2, 4)
Interval 3: (4, ∞)
Now, we test a point in each interval to determine the sign of the expression:
For x = 0 (in Interval 1): (-) (+) (-) = (-)
For x = 3 (in Interval 2): (+) (+) (-) = (-)
For x = 5 (in Interval 3): (+) (-) (+) = (-)
Since we are looking for where the expression is greater than or equal to 0, the solution set is:
x ∈ (2, 4] and x ≠ 2