How do you know if a value is a solution for an inequality?
How is this different from determining if a value is a solution to an equation? If you replace the equal sign of an equation with an inequality sign, is there ever a time when the same value will be a solution to both the equation and the inequality? Write an inequality and provide a value that may or may not be a solution to the inequality.
One can substitute the value back in to the inequality to see if the inequality is true. This can be done in equations also.
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To determine if a value is a solution for an inequality, you need to substitute the value into the inequality and check if the inequality holds true.
For example, let's say we have the inequality 2x - 5 > 10. To check if the value x = 8 is a solution, we substitute it in place of x in the inequality: 2(8) - 5 > 10. Simplifying this, we get 16 - 5 > 10, which becomes 11 > 10. Since this statement is true, we can conclude that x = 8 is a solution to the inequality.
Determining if a value is a solution to an equation is slightly different. In an equation, you are looking for a value that satisfies the condition of equality. You substitute the value into the equation and check if both sides are equal. If they are, then the value is a solution to the equation.
When replacing the equal sign of an equation with an inequality sign, there may or may not be a value that is a solution to both the equation and the inequality. It depends on the specific equation and inequality.
Let's consider the equation x + 7 = 15. The solution to this equation is x = 8. If we change the equation to an inequality, such as x + 7 > 15, the value x = 8 is still a solution to the inequality because when we substitute it in, we get 8 + 7 > 15, which simplifies to 15 > 15. While this seems like a contradiction, inequalities also allow for strict inequalities (< and >) where equality is not included. So x = 8 satisfies the inequality because it doesn't violate the inequality's condition.
Inequality: 3x - 2 ≤ 10
Value: x = 4
To determine if x = 4 is a solution to the inequality, we substitute it:
3(4) - 2 ≤ 10
12 - 2 ≤ 10
10 ≤ 10
Since 10 ≤ 10 is a true statement, we conclude that x = 4 is a solution to the inequality.