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Exercise 2.3 · Q1

Q.Represent the following inequalities in the interval notation:

(i) x≥−1x\ge-1 and x<4x<4
(ii) x≤5x\le5 and x≥−3x\ge-3
(iii) x<−1x<-1 or x<3x<3
(iv) −2x>0-2x>0 or 3x−4<113x-4<11.
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Step 1 (i). x≥−1x\ge-1 and x<4x<4 together describe the closed-open interval [−1,4)[-1,4).

Step 2 (ii). x≤5x\le5 and x≥−3x\ge-3 together describe the closed interval [−3,5][-3,5].

Step 3 (iii). x<−1x<-1 or x<3x<3: since every x<−1x<-1 already satisfies x<3x<3, the union is simply the larger set, (−∞,3)(-\infty,3).

Step 4 (iv). −2x>0  ⟺  x<0-2x>0\iff x<0; and 3x−4<11  ⟺  3x<15  ⟺  x<53x-4<11\iff3x<15\iff x<5. So the condition is x<0x<0 or x<5x<5; since x<0x<0 is contained in x<5x<5, the union is (−∞,5)(-\infty,5).

✓Final answer

  1. [−1,4)[-1,4);
  2. [−3,5][-3,5];
  3. (−∞,3)(-\infty,3);
  4. (−∞,5)(-\infty,5).

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