Monday, June 16, 2014

Which are the elements of the set A if they are solution of the inequality x^2 - 13x/3 - 10/3 > 0 ?

To determine the elements of the set, we'll sove the
inequality.


For this purpose, will solve first the
equation:


x^2 - 13x/3 - 10/3 =
0


3x^2 - 13x - 10 = 0


After
finding the roots of the equation, we could write the expression in a factored form
as:


3(x-x1)(x-x2)>0


So,
let's apply the quadratic formula to calculate the
roots:


x1 =
[13+sqrt(169-120)]/6


x1 =
(13+sqrt49)/6


x1 =
(13+7)/6


x1 =
10/3


x2 =
(13-7)/6


x2 =
6/6


x2 =
1


The inequality will be written
as:


3(x - 10/3)(x - 1) >
0


We'll divide by 3, both
sides:


(x - 10/3)(x - 1) >
0


Now, we'll discuss the
inequality:


- the product is positive if the factors are
both positive:


x -
10/3>0


We'll add 10/3 both
sides:


x >
10/3


and


x - 1 >
0


We'll add 1 both sides:


x
> 1


So, x belongs to the interval (10/3 ,
+inf.)


- the product is positive if the factors are both
negative:


x - 10/3 <
0


We'll add 10/3 both sides:


x
< 10/3


x - 1 <
0


We'll add 1 both sides:


x
< 1


So, x belongs to the interval (
-inf.,1)


Finally, the solution set of the inequality is the
union of the sets  above:


( -inf.,1) U (10/3
, +inf.)


So, the set A is the
union of intervals:


A =
{( -inf.,1) U (10/3 ,
+inf.)
}

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