Help with inequality involving cube

**struck** · March 24th 2009, 05:49 AM

$x^3 >= 6x - x^2$

Where >= : less than or equal to ..

I am not sure at all about how to solve an inequality of this type but I can solve inequalities involving squares.

**ADARSH** · March 24th 2009, 06:07 AM

Originally Posted by struck

$x^3 >= 6x - x^2$

Where >= : less than or equal to ..

I am not sure at all about how to solve an inequality of this type but I can solve inequalities involving squares.

$x^3 \ge 6x - x^2$

x= 0 is an obvious answer
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If x>0

$x^3 \ge 6x - x^2$

$x^2 \ge 6 - x$

$x^2 +x - 6 \ge 0$

$(x-2)(x+3) \ge 0$

$x \ge 2$ , both terms positive hence x>3 is an answer

$2 > x > 0$ One of the term is negative hence

its not an answer

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When x<0 , sign of inequality changes as , you can remember that we canceled an x initially

$0 \le x \le -3$ , is an answer

$x< -3$ is similarly not an answer