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Warm Up. Basic Inequalities Review. Notation. <. Less than. >. Greater than. Less than or equal to. Greater than or equal to. =. /. Not equal to. Notes. Strictly greater than: a > b Strictly less than: a < b Greater than or equal to: a ≥ b Less than or equal to:
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Notation < Less than > Greater than Less than or equal to Greater than or equal to = / Not equal to
Notes Strictly greater than: a > b Strictly less than: a < b Greater than or equal to: a ≥ b Less than or equal to: a ≤ b Graphing Inequalities
Solving Inequalities inequality • Solving an _________ is the same as solving an __________. equation
A new rule multiply by divide by • If you __________ or _________ a negative number you must _____ the inequality sign!!!!! flip
Solve Equationsby Factoring • 1. Set the equation equal to zero. • 2. Factor the polynomial completely. • 3. Set each factor equal to zero and solve.
terminology • zero • solution • x-intercept • root Graphically Algebraically where the graph crosses the x-axis. where the function equals zero. f(x) = 0
A parenthesis means “do NOT include” A bracket means “INCLUDE this number” (3, 49) the numbers between 3 & 49 but not including 3 & 49 Interval Notation
Quadratics Before we get started let’s review. A quadratic equation is an equation that can be written in the form , where a, b and c are real numbers and a cannot equal zero. In this lesson we are going to discuss quadratic inequalities.
Quadratic Inequalities What do they look like? Here are some examples:
Quadratic Inequalities When solving inequalities we are trying to find all possible values of the variable which will make the inequality true. Consider the inequality We are trying to find all the values of x for which the quadratic is greater than zero or positive.
Solving a quadratic inequality algebraically We can find the values where the quadratic equals zero by solving the equation,
Solving a quadratic inequality algebraically For the quadratic inequality, we found zeros 3 and –2 by solving the equation . *To find the solution set you must test a value. ALWAYS USE “0” to determine where to shade. -2 3
Solving a quadratic inequality graphically If the inequality is: - TRUE, shade where “0” is. - FALSE, shade where “0” is not. Solution: The intervals
Example 2: Solve First find the zeros by solving the equation,
Example 2: Solution: The interval makes up the solution set for the inequality .
Solving a quadratic inequality graphically You may recall the graph of a quadratic function is a parabola and the values we just found are the zeros or x-intercepts. The graph of is
Solving a quadratic inequality graphically From the graph we can see that in the intervals around the zeros, the graph is either above the x-axis (positive or > 0) or below the x-axis (negative or <0). So we can see from the graph the interval or intervals where the inequality is positive.
When “a” is negative… you must divide by a negative to make “a” positive • Ex. -x2 – 12x – 32 < 0
Try this on your own… • -x2 – 12x – 27 >0
x = 5 Quadratic Inequalities: Double Roots Critical Number (x – 2)2< 0 (x – 5)2 > 0 Only at one place Everywhere except 5 x = 2 [2] (-, 5) U (5, ) These parabolas could be all or nothing.
Summary In general, when solving quadratic inequalities • Find the zeros by solving the equation you get when you replace the inequality symbol with an equals. • Find the intervals around the zeros by graphing it in your calculator • The solution is the interval or intervals which make the inequality true.
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