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Find all real numbers $t$ such that $\frac{2}{3} t - 1 < t + 7 \le -2t + 15$. Give your answer as an interval.

 Dec 10, 2017

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\(\frac{2}{3}t-1\,\text{<}\,t+7\le-2t+15 \\~\\ \text{Let's split it into two inequalities.} \\~\\ \frac{2}{3}t-1\,\text{<}\,t+7\\~\\ -1-7\,\text{<}\,t-\frac{2}{3}t\\~\\ -8\,\text{<}\,\frac{1}{3}t\\~\\ -24\,\text{<}\,t\\~\\ \text{and}\\~\\ t+7\le-2t+15\\~\\ t+2t\le15-7\\~\\ 3t\le8\\~\\ t\le\frac{8}{3}\\~\\ \text{So t is greater than -24 but less than or equal to 8/3.}\\~\\ \text{t is in the interval:}\quad (-24,\frac{8}{3}]\)

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 #1
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Interval or integral?

 Dec 10, 2017
 #2
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\(\frac{2}{3}t-1\,\text{<}\,t+7\le-2t+15 \\~\\ \text{Let's split it into two inequalities.} \\~\\ \frac{2}{3}t-1\,\text{<}\,t+7\\~\\ -1-7\,\text{<}\,t-\frac{2}{3}t\\~\\ -8\,\text{<}\,\frac{1}{3}t\\~\\ -24\,\text{<}\,t\\~\\ \text{and}\\~\\ t+7\le-2t+15\\~\\ t+2t\le15-7\\~\\ 3t\le8\\~\\ t\le\frac{8}{3}\\~\\ \text{So t is greater than -24 but less than or equal to 8/3.}\\~\\ \text{t is in the interval:}\quad (-24,\frac{8}{3}]\)

hectictar Dec 10, 2017
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edited by hectictar  Jun 4, 2019
 #3
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(2/3)t - 1 < t+ 7 ≤ -2t + 15

 

First, we have

 

(2/3) t - 1 < t + 7     multiply through by 3

 

2t - 3 < 3t + 21    subtract  21, 2t from both sides

 

-24 < t

 

Then, we have

 

t + 7 ≤  -2t+ 15     add 2t to both sides, subtract 7 from both sides

 

3t ≤ 8    divide both sides by 3

 

t ≤  8/3

 

So......the answer is

 

(- 24, 8/3 ]

 

 

cool cool cool

 Dec 10, 2017

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