Lesson 1

Foundations of SAT Reasoning

2𝑥(𝑥 − 𝑦𝑥 + 1)(3𝑥 − 𝑥 2 ) 2𝑥 4 − 8𝑥 3 + 6𝑥 2 𝑥
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4𝑥 3 − 3𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 1 = 0 𝑥
 2𝑥(𝑥 − 𝑦𝑥 + 1)(3𝑥 − 𝑥 2 ) 2𝑥 4 − 8𝑥 3 + 6𝑥 2 𝑥

4(2 − 𝑦) = 0

2𝑥(𝑥 − 𝑦𝑥 + 1)(3𝑥 − 𝑥 2 ) 2𝑥 4 − 8𝑥 3 + 6𝑥 2
2(1)(1 − 1𝑦 + 1)(3(1) − (1)2 ) 2(1)4 − 8(1)3 + 6(1)2 .

2(2 − 𝑦)(2) = 2 – 8 + 6
4(2 − 𝑦) = 0
2– 𝑦 = 0
𝑦 = 2

𝑥, 𝑦 = 2
𝑥 = 1 𝑦 = 2
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𝑎 4
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𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒
sin = ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒
𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒 = ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒
𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒
𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑡 = 𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡
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 2𝑥(𝑥 − 𝑦𝑥 + 1)(3𝑥 − 𝑥 2 ) 2𝑥 4 − 8𝑥 3 +
6𝑥 2 𝑦

𝑥 𝑥 = 1 𝑦
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𝑦 ≥0
𝑦 >0
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𝑂𝑟𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙
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(𝑁𝑒𝑤−𝑂𝑟𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙) 15−6 9
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