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Chapter 1 Algebra
1. Set and inequality
6. Sequence of numbers
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Part 1 Set and inequality
• Set
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1.3 The solution of inequality
1. One variable quadratic inequality
2
The form of an inequality like ax bx c 0( 0)
2
or ax bx c 0( 0) calls the one variable
quadratic inequality.
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1.3 The solution of inequality
Here we suppose a 0 , the one variable
2
quadratic equation ax bx c 0 has two
roots x1 , x2 . The graph of this equation have
three situations:
x1 x2 x1 x2
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1.3 The solution of inequality
• When b 2 4ac 0 , there are 2
intersections (x1 , x2 ) between parabola and X
axis, suppose x1 x2 , then the Set of solutions
2
of inequality ax bx c 0 is
{x R | x x1 or x x2 } , the set of solutions
2
of inequality ax bx c 0 is
{x R | x1 x x2 }
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1.3 The solution of inequality
• When b 2 4ac 0 , there is 1 intersection
b
( x1 x2 ) between parabola and X axis,
2a
then the set of solutions of inequality
b
ax bx c 0 {x R | x }
2
is 2 a
ax bx c , the
2
0 setR of
solutions of inequality ax 2 bxis c , 0
the
set of solution of inequality
is .
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1.3 The solution of inequality
• When b 2 4ac 0 , there is no
intersections between parabola and X axis,
then the set of solutions of inequality
2
ax bx c 0 R
2
ax isbx , the
c set
0 of solutions of
inequality is .
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1.3 The solution of inequality
Example 1 Try to solve the following inequalities.
(1) 4 x 2 4 x 15
2
Solution 4 x 4 x 15
4 x 2 4 x 15 0 ( 0) (2 x 5)(2 x 3) 0
5 3
( x )( x ) 0
2 2
According to graph, the set of solution is
5 3
{x R | x or x }
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(2) x 2 x 1 0
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1.3 The solution of inequality
(3) 4 x 1 4 x 2
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2. Fractional inequality
The form that the denominator contains
1 1
unknown x calls the fraction. Such as , 2 .
x x 1
The inequality, which contain fraction, calls the
fractional inequality.
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1.3 The solution of inequality
To be noted: It is incorrect to times a factor that
contain x when solve the fractional inequality.
x 1
Example 2 Try to solve 1
x
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1.3 The solution of inequality
We are now listing the solutions of 4 typical
fractional inequalities.
f ( x)
1. 0
g ( x)
f ( x) f ( x) 0, f ( x) 0,
0 or f ( x) g ( x) 0
g ( x) g ( x) 0; g ( x) 0;
f ( x)
2. 0
g ( x)
f ( x) f ( x) 0, f ( x) 0,
0 or f ( x) g ( x) 0
g ( x)
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( x) 0;
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f ( x)
3. 0
g ( x)
f ( x) f ( x) 0, f ( x) 0, f ( x) g ( x) 0,
0 or
g ( x) g ( x) 0; g ( x) 0; g ( x) 0.
f ( x)
4. 0
g ( x)
f ( x) f ( x) 0, f ( x) 0, f ( x) g ( x) 0,
0 or
g ( x) g ( x) 0; g ( x) 0; g ( x) 0.
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1.3 The solution of inequality
x2 1
Example 3 Try to solve 2
0
inequality . x 5x 6
Solution x2 1 ( x 1)( x 1)
2
0 0
x 5x 6 ( x 2)( x 3)
( x 1)( x 1)( x 2)( x 3) 0
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1.3 The solution of inequality
(, 1) (1,1) (1, 2) (2,3) (3, )
x 1
x 1
x2
x3
( x 1)( x 1)
( x 2)( x 3)
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1.3 The solution of inequality
3. Absolute value inequality
a 0 a x
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1.3 The solution of inequality
Like the figure before.
a, a 0
There is | a | 0, a 0
a, a 0
According to the definition, we have
a |a|
| a b || a | | b |,| | (b 0)
b |b|
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1.3 The solution of inequality
To a positive number a, we can draw the
conclusions from figures.
a 0 a x a 0 a x
| x | a a x a.
| x | a x a or x a
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Example 5 Try to solve the absolute value
Inequality | 2 x 3 | 3 .
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Example 6 Try to solve the absolute value
2
inequality | x 5 x | 6 .
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1.3 The solution of inequality
All in all, for a 0, the solutions of inequalities
| f ( x) | a | f ( x) | a f ( x)
or always seem as a
whole, then get the solution by properties,
which
| f ( x) |means
a f ( x) a or f ( x) a;
| f ( x) | a a f ( x) a.
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1.3 The solution of inequality
The inequalities that contain absolute value
have properties as follows:
Theorem 1 (Triangle inequality):
| a | | b || a b || a | | b | .
Conclusion 1: | a1 a2 a3 || a1 | | a2 | | a3 |;
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