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Mathematics · 术语表

什么是 Sign table?

Definition 2.15 High School Mathematics · 第 2 章 — Algebra: Equations and Inequalities

A sign table records, on one row per factor, the sign (++ or −-) of each factor of an expression as xx runs over R\R, with a 00 at each value where the factor vanishes; a final row gives the sign of the product, using the rule of signs column by column.

The graph of P(x) = (x-2)(3-x) confirms the sign table: positive between the roots 2 and 3, negative outside.
The graph of P(x)=(x−2)(3−x)P(x) = (x-2)(3-x) confirms the sign table: positive between the roots 22 and 33, negative outside.

示例

Example 2.16

Sign of P(x)=(x−2)(3−x)P(x) = (x - 2)(3 - x). The factor x−2x - 2 vanishes at 22 and is positive after; the factor 3−x3 - x vanishes at 33 and is positive before:

xx−∞-\infty 2233 +∞+\infty
x−2x - 2−-00++++
3−x3 - x++++00−-
P(x)P(x)−-00++00−-

So P(x)>0P(x) > 0 exactly on (2, 3)\intoo{2}{3}, and P(x)≤0P(x) \leq 0 on (−∞, 2]∪[3, +∞)\intoc{-\infty}{2} \cup \intco{3}{+\infty}.

Example 2.18

Solve x+1x−3≤0\dfrac{x + 1}{x - 3} \leq 0. The numerator vanishes at −1-1, the denominator at 33 (forbidden value). The quotient is negative when the two have opposite signs, which happens for xx between −1-1 and 33. Including the bound where the numerator vanishes but excluding the forbidden value: the solution set is [−1, 3)\intco{-1}{3}.

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