Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. or

  1. Step 1: The numerator changes sign at and the denominator at . Step 2. The quotient is positive for and for , and is zero at . Step 3. At the expression is undefined, so is excluded. **Answer: or . Why not the others:** or : cannot be included: division by zero. : This is where the quotient is negative (apart from ). and : For the quotient is negative, so is wrong.

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