题目
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Solutions relying on calculator technology are not acceptable.
Find the set of values of x for which
(a) 4(x−5)<2x−9
(2)
(b) x(2x−5)⩽63
(3)
(c) 4(x−5)<2x−9 and x(2x−5)⩽63
(1)
解答
(a)
解法一
思路
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先展开括号,再把含 x 的项放到同一边。这里只除以正数,所以不等号方向不会改变。
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4(x−5)4x−202xx<2x−9<2x−9<11<211
Therefore
x<211
(b)
解法一
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先把二次不等式整理成一边为 0,再因式分解找临界值。由于二次项系数为正,抛物线开口向上,所以小于等于 0 的部分在两个根之间。
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x(2x−5)2x2−5x−63⩽63⩽0
Factorise the quadratic:
2x2−5x−63=(2x+9)(x−7)
So
(2x+9)(x−7)⩽0
The critical values are
2x+9=0x−7=0⇒x=−29,⇒x=7.
Since the quadratic is less than or equal to zero between its roots,
−29⩽x⩽7
(c)
解法一
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这里要同时满足 (a) 和 (b),所以取两个答案区间的交集。
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From part (a),
x<211.
From part (b),
−29⩽x⩽7.
Therefore the common set of values is
−29⩽x<211.