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Find the complete set of values that satisfy the inequalities | |x| – 3 | < 2 and | |x| – 2| < 3.(a) (– 5, 5) (b) (– 5, – 1) ∪ (1, 5) (c) (1, 5) (d) (– 1, 1) |
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Answer» (a) (– 5, – 1) ∪ (1, 5) Let |x| = p, where p > 0 …(i) So |p – 3| < 2 and |p – 2| < 3 …(ii) ⇒ 1 < p < 5 and – 1 < p < 5 …(iii) (∴ |x – a| < r ⇒ a – r < x < a + r) Therefore, the conditions (i), (ii) and (iii) are satisfied by 1 < p < 5, i.e. 1 < | x | < 5, i.e., | x | > 1 and | x | < 5 i.e., x < – 1 or x > 1 and – 5 < x < 5 ⇒ \(x\)∈ (– 5, – 1) ∪ (1, 5). |
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