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# Inequalities: Intervals

Hello everyone! this is my first note in the Inequalities series. I'll be posting many notes and whacky questions in this series, so stay tuned and enjoy mathematics. PS : These notes will be of REAL help for IIT preparation as well.



$\mathbf{ INTERVALS }$ Set of numbers between any two real numbers ( $$\mathbb{ R }$$ ) is called an interval.

For example: Consider a variable $$x$$ whose possible values lies strictly between $$1$$ and $$10$$, including $$10$$. Thus, we can say that: $1< x \leq 10$

[ NOTE1: Since $$x \neq 1$$, we write $$1< x \leq 10$$ and not $$1\leq x \leq 10$$ ]

Alternatively, this can be represented in interval form as:$x \in (1,10]$



In general, for $$x , a , b \in \mathbb{R} | a < b$$

\begin{align*} a < x < b & \Rightarrow x \in (a,b) \\ a \leq x < b & \Rightarrow x \in [a,b) \\ a < x \leq b & \Rightarrow x \in (a,b] \\ a \leq x \leq b & \Rightarrow x \in [a,b] \end{align*}



This interval form can be represented on the number line as follows :



[ NOTE2: We never use a closed interval for $$\pm \infty$$. In other words, we never equate the variable to infinity. For example: Set of all real numbers can be expressed as $$( - \infty , \infty)$$ ]



$\mathbf{ PRACTICE }$

1. If the roots of the following equation belong to the set $$(a, \infty)$$. Find the maximum possible integral value of a. $2x^2 - x -1 = 0$

2. Find the number of integers ( $$\mathbb(Z)$$ ) satisfying $\frac{-17}{4} < x < 11$

3. Frame your own interesting question and post it down below in the comments.



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Note by Priyansh Sangule
2 years, 6 months ago

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(FUVEST 2012) Determine for which real intervals of $$x$$ the following inequality holds. $|x^2-10x+21| \leq |3x-15|$ · 2 years, 6 months ago

Whoa @Guilherme Dela Corte isn't it too early for the newbies ?

Anyways thanks for posting. I'll include this problem in my future notes :) · 2 years, 6 months ago