Inequalities + gif

Algebra Level 4

( y 2 y + 1 ) x 2 < ( y 2 + y + 1 ) \large (y^2 -y +1) \lfloor x-2 \rfloor < (y^2 + y + 1)

What is the range of possible values of x x , such that there exists a real value y y which satisfies the inequality above?

None of these ( , 7 ) \in (-\infty , 7) ( , 3 ) \in (-\infty , 3) ( , 5 ) \in (-\infty , 5)

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1 solution

Sandeep Bhardwaj
Jun 3, 2015

Let x 2 = a \lfloor x-2 \rfloor =a .

So the given inequality becomes :

( y 2 y + 1 ) a < ( y 2 + y + 1 ) (y^2 -y +1) \cdot a < (y^2 + y + 1)

( a 1 ) y 2 ( a + 1 ) y + a 1 < 0 \implies (a-1)y^2-(a+1)y+a-1<0

Now we have to find the range of a a such that the above equation is satisfied by at least one value of y y .

We'll find the range of a a so that no value of y y satisfies the above inequality and then we'll remove those values from the set of R \mathbb{R} .

( a 1 ) y 2 ( a + 1 ) y + a 1 0 (a-1)y^2-(a+1)y+a-1 \leq 0

a 1 > 0 a n d ( a + 1 ) 2 4 ( a 1 ) 2 0 \implies a-1>0 \ and \ (a+1)^2-4(a-1)^2 \leq 0

a > 1 a n d ( 3 a 1 ) ( a 3 ) 0 \implies a>1 \ and \ (3a-1)(a-3) \geq 0

a > 1 a n d ( a 1 3 ) ( a 3 ) \implies a>1 and \ \left(a \leq \frac{1}{3}\right) \cup \left( a \geq 3 \right)

a 3 \implies a \geq 3

So for at least one value of y y to satisfy the given inequality :

a R [ 3 , ] a ( , 3 ) a \in R -[3,\infty] \implies a \in (-\infty,3)

x 2 ( , 3 ) \implies \lfloor x-2 \rfloor \in (-\infty,3)

x ( , 5 ) \implies x \in (-\infty,5)

enjoy !

Moderator note:

Avoid changing your notation throughout the solution. When is x x a y y , and when is x x actually an x x ?

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