Solution to Inequality

Algebra Level 3

If the solution to the inequality x 2 8 x 8 < 8 x 1 x^2-8x-8<8\lvert x-1\rvert is a < x < b , a<x<b, what is the value of a + b ? a+b?

14 16 18 12

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1 solution

Tom Engelsman
Nov 15, 2020

Let us examine two cases for this inequality:

CASE I: x 2 8 x 8 < 8 x 8 x 2 16 x < 0 x ( x 16 ) < 0 x ( 0 , 16 ) . x^2-8x-8 < 8x-8 \Rightarrow x^2 - 16x < 0 \Rightarrow x(x-16) < 0 \Rightarrow x \in (0, 16).

CASE II: x 2 8 x 8 < 8 x + 8 x 2 16 < 0 ( x + 4 ) ( x 4 ) < 0 x ( 4 , 4 ) . x^2-8x-8 < -8x+8 \Rightarrow x^2 - 16 < 0 \Rightarrow (x+4)(x-4) < 0 \Rightarrow x \in (-4,4).

Thus, the inequality is valid for x ( 4 , 16 ) 16 4 = 12 . x \in (-4, 16) \Rightarrow 16 - 4 = \boxed{12}.

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