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phinah 08 Jul 2017, 17:59
Concerning #2 in the exercises: why, in the answer, is 0 < = t as opposed to "0 < t "? Thanks.
3. Solving Non-Linear Inequalties
Wondered why the answer includes equal sign at one end, while the question says "greater than".
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Concerning #2 in the exercises: why, in the answer, is 0 < = t as opposed to "0 < t "? Thanks.
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Murray 08 Jul 2017, 20:36
As the solution says, the values where the mass will be greater than 500 is `-150 < t < 10`.
But the rocket is fired at `t = 0`, so we don't count values less than that.
At `t = 0`, what is the mass of fuel?
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As the solution says, the values where the mass will be greater than 500 is `-150 < t < 10`. But the rocket is fired at `t = 0`, so we don't count values less than that. At `t = 0`, what is the mass of fuel?
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2000
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Correct. And is that greater than 500?
phinah 12 Jul 2017, 10:41
Yes. Now I see it. So since it IS 2000 when t = 0 then the inequality would include t>= 0. Thanks.
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Yes. Now I see it. So since it IS 2000 when t = 0 then the inequality would include t>= 0. Thanks.
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You're welcome!
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