Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285741552
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-155-0

Chapter 1 - Problems - Page 76: 4

Answer

$$\mbox{No solutions}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\left | x-1 \right \vert - \left | x-3 \right \vert\geq5$$ $$\left | x-1 \right \vert=\begin{cases} x-1, & \mbox{if }\; x-1 \geq0 \;\rightarrow\; x\geq1\\ 1-x, & \mbox{if }\; x-1\lt0 \;\rightarrow\; x\lt1 \end{cases}$$ $$\left | x-3 \right \vert=\begin{cases} x-3, & \mbox{if }\; x-3\geq0\; \rightarrow\; x\geq3\\ 3-x, & \mbox{if }\; x-3\lt0 \;\rightarrow\; x\lt3 \end{cases}$$ $$x\lt1 \qquad 1\leq x\lt3 \qquad x\geq3$$ $$\mbox{If} \; x\lt1 \\ 1-x-(3-x)\geq5\\ 1-x-3+x\geq5\\ \color{Red}{-2\geq5} $$ $$\mbox{If} \; 1\leq x\lt3 \\ x-1-(3-x)\geq5\\ x-1-3+x\geq5\\ \color{red}{x\geq9/2~~and~~x\lt 3}$$ $$\mbox{If} \; x\geq3 \\ x-1-(x-3)\geq5\\ x-1-x+3\geq5\\ \color{red}{2\geq5}$$ $$\mbox{Therefore, there are no solutions.}$$
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