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    The document discusses solving rational inequalities using interval and set notation. It provides examples of rational inequalities and their interval and set notation representations. The key steps to solve a rational inequality are: (1) rewrite it as a single fraction on one side of the inequality symbol and 0 on the other, and (2) determine the intervals where the fraction is positive and negative to find the solution set.

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    SOLVING

    RATIONAL
    INEQUALITIES
    INTERVAL AND SET
    NOTATION

    An inequality may have infinitely many solutions.


    The set of all solutions can be expressed using set
    notation or interval notation.
    INTERVAL AND SET
    NOTATION
    INTERVAL AND SET
    NOTATION

    Ex. If -2 < x < 2


    Interval: (-2, 2)
    Set Notation: { x|-2 < x < 2 }
    INTERVAL AND SET
    NOTATION

    Ex. If 0≤𝑥≤3
    Interval: [0, 3]
    Set Notation: { x| 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 3 }
    INTERVAL AND SET
    NOTATION

    Ex. If −1 ≤ 𝑥 < 2 and 0.5 < 𝑥 ≤ 4


    Interval: and
    Set Notation: and
    Graph:
    INTERVAL AND SET
    NOTATION

    Ex. If 𝑥 > −2
    Interval: (-2, ∞)
    Set Notation: { x|𝑥 > -2 }
    INTERVAL AND SET NOTATION

    1
    Ex. If 𝑥 ≥ 2

    Interval: [ 2 , ∞)
    1

    1
    Set Notation: { x|𝑥 ≥ 2
    }
    INTERVAL AND SET
    NOTATION

    Ex. If

    Interval:
    Set Notation:
    INTERVAL AND SET NOTATION

    Ex. If x < -1
    Interval:
    Set Notation:
    PROCEDURE FOR SOLVING
    RATIONAL INEQUALITIES

    To solve rational inequalities

    a. Rewrite the inequality as a single fraction on one


    side of the inequality symbol and 0 on the other
    side.
    b. Determine over what intervals the fraction takes
    on positive and negative values.
    SOLVING RATIONAL INEQUALITIES
    Example 1:
    Solve the inequality

    𝟐𝒙
    ≥𝟏
    𝒙+𝟏
    SOLVING RATIONAL INEQUALITIES
    Example 1: Solve the inequality

    𝟐𝒙
    ≥𝟏
    𝒙+𝟏

    The solution set is 𝒙 ∈ ℝ|𝒙 < −𝟏 𝒐𝒓 𝒙 ≥ 𝟏


    The interval notation: −∞, −𝟏 𝖴 [𝟏, ∞)
    SOLVING RATIONAL INEQUALITIES
    Example 2:
    Solve the inequality

    𝟑 𝟏
    <
    𝒙−𝟐 𝒙
    Solving Rational Inequalities
    Where is this true?

    Notice, we're asking when is positive?

    Or, graphically, for what x is above the x­axis?

    To know this, we need to know where f(x) changes sign.

    Graph f(x) in Y1 in your calculator, and see if you can tell where
    f(x) changes sign. Where does it go from being below the x­axis, to
    above it? Or vice versa?
    As we can see, f(x)
    changes sign when
    x = 0, and rather
    dramatically when
    x = 1.

    Notice it's crossing the x­axis


    when the numerator is zero,
    and the vertical asymptote
    occurs when the
    denominator is zero.
    Expected solution of is...
    This observation suggests a method of solving analytically.

    numerator: x = 0 denominator: x ­1 = 0
    x=1
    true false
    true
    0 1
    Check ­10: Check .5: Check 10:

    What values of x make the inequality true?


    or we could write:
    Example 2: For our method to work, it is
    essential that one side is 0!

    Combine terms so we can


    consider one fraction!

    continued...
    Now to find where the numerator and denominator = 0!

    Numerator: Denominator:

    ­3 ­2 2

    Solution:
    Let's check this by graphing Recall, we said this function is
    above the x­axis when
    Practice:
    (notice it wants solutions
    A)
    when ≤ 0. Where is it
    NEGATIVE?)
    B)

    C)

    (solutions provided on following slides...)


    numerator = 0 denominator = 0
    when x = 1 when x = ­2

    ­2 1
    positive positive
    F negative F
    T
    solution:
    numerator = 0 denominator = 0
    nowhere! x=1

    1
    negative F Positive T

    solution: x > 1
    numerator = 0 denominator = 0
    x = ­2, x = ­3 x = ­1, x = 5
    ­3 ­2 ­1 5
    positive negative positive
    F negative positive F T F
    T

    Solution:
    ASSIGNMENT

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