## If $$[x]$$ denotes the least integer greater than or equal to $$x$$ and $$[x] = 0,$$ which of the following statements

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### If $$[x]$$ denotes the least integer greater than or equal to $$x$$ and $$[x] = 0,$$ which of the following statements

by Vincen » Thu Dec 02, 2021 8:30 am

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If $$[x]$$ denotes the least integer greater than or equal to $$x$$ and $$[x] = 0,$$ which of the following statements must be true?

A. $$x = 0$$
B. $$0 \le x < 1$$
C. $$0 < x \le 1$$
D. $$-1 \le x < 0$$
E. $$-1 < x\le 0$$

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### Re: If $$[x]$$ denotes the least integer greater than or equal to $$x$$ and $$[x] = 0,$$ which of the following statemen

by [email protected] » Thu Dec 02, 2021 11:05 am
Vincen wrote:
Thu Dec 02, 2021 8:30 am
If $$[x]$$ denotes the least integer greater than or equal to $$x$$ and $$[x] = 0,$$ which of the following statements must be true?

A. $$x = 0$$
B. $$0 \le x < 1$$
C. $$0 < x \le 1$$
D. $$-1 \le x < 0$$
E. $$-1 < x\le 0$$

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First, let's take a moment to get a good idea of what this strange notation means.
A few examples:
[5.1] = 6 since 6 is the smallest integer that's greater than or equal to 5.1
[3] = 3 since 3 is the smallest integer that's greater than or equal to 3
[8.9] = 9 since 9 is the smallest integer that's greater than or equal to 8.9
[-1.4] = -1 since -1 is the smallest integer that's greater than or equal to -1.4
[-13.6] = -13 since -13 is the smallest integer that's greater than or equal to -13.6

So, if [x] = 0, then -1 < x ≤ 0

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### Re: If $$[x]$$ denotes the least integer greater than or equal to $$x$$ and $$[x] = 0,$$ which of the following statemen

by swerve » Thu Dec 02, 2021 6:17 pm
Vincen wrote:
Thu Dec 02, 2021 8:30 am
If $$[x]$$ denotes the least integer greater than or equal to $$x$$ and $$[x] = 0,$$ which of the following statements must be true?

A. $$x = 0$$
B. $$0 \le x < 1$$
C. $$0 < x \le 1$$
D. $$-1 \le x < 0$$
E. $$-1 < x\le 0$$

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$$[x]$$ is defined as the least integer greater than or equal to $$0$$ and $$[x]=0$$

So, $$x$$ has to be between $$-1$$ and $$0$$

$$x$$ cannot be equal to $$-1$$ as $$[x] = -1$$ in that case and $$x$$ can be equal to $$0$$ as in that case also $$[x]=0$$

So, $$-1 < x \leq 0$$

So, the correct answer is E

Hope this helps!

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