Solving Inequalities
using interval and set
notations
How do we solve inequalities?
INSPIRED BY
Interval Set Notation Set Notation
( a , b) { x|a < x < b } a b
o-----o
[a,b] { x|a < x < b } a b
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a b
[a,b) { x|a < x < b }
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a b
(a,b] { x|a < x < b }
o-----●
(a,∞) { x|a < x } a
o-----
a
(a,∞] { x|a < x }
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Interval Set Notation Set Notation
( -∞ , b ) { x|x < b } b
-----o
( -∞ , b ] { x|x < b } b
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ℝ (Set of Real
( -∞ , ∞)
Numbers
Symbol)
a relationship between two expressions or
What is values that are not equal to each other is
Inequalities? called ‘inequality.’ So, a lack of balance
results in inequality.
Symbols
refers to the different symbols used in the
process of working within and across the
What is set sets. The simplest set notation used to
notations? represent the elements of a set is the curly
brackets { }
a method used to notate a subset of all real
What is Interval numbers. Parentheses are used for open
notations? ends of an interval. Square brackets are
used for closed ends of an interval.