Properties of inequalities

Important

  • For any three real numbers X, Y and Z; if X > Y then X+Z > Y+Z

  • If X > Y and

    1. Z is positive, then XZ > YZ
    2. Z is negative, then XZ < YZ
    3. If X and Y are of the same sign, $$\dfrac{1}{X}$$ < $$\dfrac{1}{Y}$$
    4. If X and Y are of different signs, $$\dfrac{1}{X}$$ > $$\dfrac{1}{Y}$$
    5. Squaring rule: If X, Y > 0 and X > Y then X² > Y² 
    6. If 0 < X < 1: X² < X < √X — behaviour of fractions under powers
    7. If X > 1: X² > X > √X
Question 1

Any non-zero real numbers x,y such that $$y\neq3$$ and $$\frac{x}{y}<\frac{x+3}{y-3}$$, Will satisfy the condition.

Question 2

All the values of x satisfying the inequality $$\cfrac{1}{x + 5} \leq \cfrac{1}{2x - 3}$$ are

Question 3

Let $$3\leq x\leq6$$ and $$\left[x^{2}\right] =\left[x\right]^{2}$$ , where $$[x]$$ is the greatest integer not exceeding $$x$$ . If set $$S$$ represents all feasible values of $$x$$, then a possible subset of $$S$$ is

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