Inequality

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Inequality

by jainrahul1985 » Sat May 08, 2010 3:22 am
Is |x| + |x-1| = 1 ?
1) x >= 0
2) x <= 1

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by iamseer » Sat May 08, 2010 6:58 am
we can frame the question as: Is sum of 2 +ve numbers equal to 1?

from 1:
x>=0
If x=0, |x| + |x-1| = 1
If x=3, |x| + |x-1| not equal 1
NOT SUFFICIENT

from 2:
x <= 1
If x=0, |x| + |x-1| = 1
If x=-3, |x| + |x-1| not equal 1
NOT SUFFICIENT

combining 1 and 2:
0<=x<=1
SUFFICIENT
Since the 2 parts of LHS are x and positive difference between x and 1, the sum will always be 1
RHS:
if first term is 0, second term is 1
if first term is 0.3, second term is 0.7 etc etc

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by kstv » Sat May 08, 2010 9:10 am
jainrahul1985 wrote:Is |x| + |x-1| = 1 ?
1) x >= 0
2) x <= 1
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given that |x| + |x-1| = 1
is it not implied that 0<=x<=1
isn't
1) x >= 0
2) x <= 1
obvious ?