How do you solve a1a>0 using a sign chart?

1 Answer
Oct 14, 2017

The solution is a(,0)(1,+)

Explanation:

Let f(a)=a1a

The sign chart is

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa0aaaaaaaa1aaaa+

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa+aaaa+

aaaaa1aaaaaaaaaa#color(white)(aaaaa)-#aaaa+

aaaaf(a)aaaaaaa+aaaaaaaaaaaa+

Therefore,

f(a)>0, when a(,0)(1,+)

graph{(x-1)/x [-16.02, 16.01, -8.01, 8.01]}