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Exercise 2.2 · Q2

Q.Solve 1∣2x−1∣<6\dfrac{1}{|2x-1|}<6 and express the solution using the interval notation.

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Step 1. For the fraction to make sense we need 2x−1≠02x-1\ne0, and since ∣2x−1∣>0|2x-1|>0 then, both sides of 1∣2x−1∣<6\dfrac1{|2x-1|}<6 are handled by taking reciprocals of positive numbers, which reverses the inequality: ∣2x−1∣>16|2x-1|>\dfrac16.

Step 2. Unfold: 2x−1>162x-1>\dfrac16 or 2x−1<−162x-1<-\dfrac16.

Step 3. First branch: 2x>76⇒x>7122x>\dfrac76\Rightarrow x>\dfrac{7}{12}. Second branch: 2x<56⇒x<5122x<\dfrac56\Rightarrow x<\dfrac{5}{12}.

Step 4. Combine: x<512x<\dfrac{5}{12} or x>712x>\dfrac{7}{12}.

✓Final answer

x∈(−∞,512)∪(712,∞)x\in\left(-\infty,\dfrac{5}{12}\right)\cup\left(\dfrac{7}{12},\infty\right).

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