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Solution to Exercises for AMA1110–For Lecture 1 (Week 1)

1. A ∩ B=[1, 3]; A ∪ B=(−2, 5) and A \ B=(−2, 1).

2. Solve the following inequalities:

(a) | − 5x + 3| < 3 =⇒ −3 < −5x + 3 < 3 =⇒ −3 < 5x − 3 < 3 =⇒ (0, 65 )


(b) |4 − 2x | ≥ 6 =⇒ |2x − 4| ≥ 6 =⇒ 2x − 4 ≥ 6 or 2x − 4 ≤ −6 =⇒ [5, ∞) ∪ (−∞, −1]
(c) | x2 + 5x − 1| ≤ 5 =⇒ −5 ≤ ( x2 + 5x − 1) ≤ 5 =⇒ x2 + 5x + 4 ≥ 0 and x2 + 5x − 6 ≤ 0
=⇒ ( x ≤ −4 or x ≥ −1) and −6 ≤ x ≤ 1 =⇒ [−6, −4] ∪ [−1, 1]
(d) | x2 + 7x + 8| > 2 =⇒ x2 + 7x + 8 > 2 or x2 + 7x + 8 < −2 =⇒ (x > −1 or x < −6) or
(−5 < x < −2) =⇒ { x : x > −1 or x < −6 or − 5 < x < −2}
(e)
− x3 + 3x2 < 2x =⇒ − x3 + 3x2 − 2x < 0
=⇒ x3 − 3x2 + 2x > 0
=⇒ x ( x2 − 3x + 2) > 0
=⇒ x ( x − 1)( x − 2) > 0 (three roots 0, 1, 2)
=⇒ x > 2 or 0 < x < 1
=⇒ { x : x > 2 or 0 < x < 1}
(f)

x3 − 3x2 − 4x + 12 ≥ 0 =⇒ ( x − 2)( x + 2)( x − 3) ≥ 0 (three roots -2, 2, 3)


=⇒ x ≥ 3 or − 2 ≤ x ≤ 2
=⇒ { x : x ≥ 3 or − 2 ≤ x ≤ 2}

3. The domain of the following function (the set of x such that the function is well defined):

(a) x2 − 3x − 4=( x − 4)( x + 1) ≥ 0. Then the domain is { x : x ≥ 4 or x ≤ −1}.


(b) ( x − 1)(2 − x ) ≥ 0 and x − 1.5 6= 0. Then the domain is { x : 1 ≤ x ≤ 2 and x 6= 1.5}.
(c) ( x + 3)(2 − x ) 6= 0. Therefore, the domain is { x : x 6= −3, 2}.
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(d) ( x + 3)( x − 1) 6= 0. Therefore, ( x + 3)( x − 1) > 0. Thus, the domain is { x : x <
−3 or x > 1}.
√ √
4. (a) For f ( x ) = x + 1 − x, we have x ≥ 0 and 1 − x ≥ 0. Therefore, the domain is [0, 1].
√
(b) For r ( x ) = x2 − 3x + 2, we need to have x2 − 3x + 2 ≥ 0. That is ( x − 1)( x − 2) ≥ 0.
Solving it, we get x ≥ 2 or x ≤ 1. Hence the domain is [2, ∞) ∪ (−∞, 1].
(c) For g( x ) = x21−4 , we need to have x2 − 4 6= 0, that is x 6= ±2. Hence, the domain is
{ x : x 6= 2 and x 6= −2}.
f f (x)
5. (a) ( f g)( x )= f ( x ) × g( x )= 3x ( x2 − 4), 3
g ( x )= g ( x ) = x ( x 2 −4) , f ◦ g( x )= f ( g( x ))= x23−4 and g ◦
f ( x )=g( f ( x ))= x92 − 4.
f f (x) x
(b) ( f g)( x )= f ( x ) × g( x )=( x2 − 1) cos x, g ( x )= g( x) = xcos 2
2 −1 , f ◦ g ( x )= f ( g ( x ))=cos( x − 1) and

g ◦ f ( x )=g( f ( x ))=(cos x )2 − 1.
In both case, f ◦ g 6= g ◦ f .

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