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<math>\textbf{(C)}</math> For all <math>-1<y<0</math>, <math>|y|>|y^2|</math>, and thus it is always negative. | <math>\textbf{(C)}</math> For all <math>-1<y<0</math>, <math>|y|>|y^2|</math>, and thus it is always negative. | ||
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<math>\textbf{(D)}</math> The same logic as above, but when <math>-\frac{1}{2}<y<0</math> this time. | <math>\textbf{(D)}</math> The same logic as above, but when <math>-\frac{1}{2}<y<0</math> this time. | ||
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+ | ==Video Solution by TheBeautyofMath== | ||
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+ | ~IceMatrix | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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[[Category:Introductory Algebra Problems]] | [[Category:Introductory Algebra Problems]] |
Latest revision as of 03:25, 4 December 2020
Problem
Real numbers , , and satisfy the inequalities , , and . Which of the following numbers is necessarily positive?
Solution
Notice that must be positive because . Therefore the answer is .
The other choices:
As grows closer to , decreases and thus becomes less than .
can be as small as possible (), so grows close to as approaches .
For all , , and thus it is always negative.
The same logic as above, but when this time.
Video Solution
~savannahsolver
Video Solution by TheBeautyofMath
https://youtu.be/zTGuz6EoBWY?t=525
~IceMatrix
See Also
2017 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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