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Given: Given: 2 < a < 5, 3 < b < 7



Find: a/2b-2b/a

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Answer:

48/7 < a/2b-2b/a < -11/30

Explanation:

a/2b - 2b/a

Get a common denominator of 2ab

a/2b * a/a - 2b/a *2b/2b

a^2/2ab - 4b^2/2ab

(a^2-4b^2)/2ab

We want to find out the minimum and maximum for the expression

Minimum:

a needs to be the smallest and b needs to be the largest

2^2 -4* 7^2 4-196 -192 -48

------------- = ---------- = ----------= ---------

2*2*7 28 28 7

The maximum is when a is the largest and b is the smallest

5^2 - 4*3^2 25-36 -11

----------------- = ---------- = ---------- =

2*5*3 30 30

The expression is between

-48/7 < a/2b-2b/a < -11/30

Explanation:

User Brian R
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Answer:

-48/7 < a/2b-2b/a < -11/30

Explanation:

a/2b - 2b/a

Get a common denominator of 2ab

a/2b * a/a - 2b/a *2b/2b

a^2/2ab - 4b^2/2ab

(a^2-4b^2)/2ab


We want to find out the minimum and maximum for the expression

Minimum:

a needs to be the smallest and b needs to be the largest

2^2 -4* 7^2 4-196 -192 -48

------------- = ---------- = ----------= ---------

2*2*7 28 28 7

The maximum is when a is the largest and b is the smallest

5^2 - 4*3^2 25-36 -11

----------------- = ---------- = ---------- =

2*5*3 30 30


The expression is between

-48/7 < a/2b-2b/a < -11/30

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