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What interval consists of all $u$ such that neither $2u$ nor $-20u$ is in the interval $(-\infty,-1)$ ?

User Stan Zeez
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Answer:

[-1/2,1/20]

Explanation:

In terms of inequalities, we are asked to find all $u$ such that $2u\ge -1$ and $-20u\ge -1$.

The solution to the first inequality, obtained by dividing both sides by $2$, is $u\ge -\frac{1}{2}$.

We can solve the second inequality by dividing both sides by $-20$, but because we are dividing by a negative number, we must reverse the direction of the inequality: $u\le \frac{1}{20}$.

The set of $u$ which satisfy both inequalities simultaneously is thus $\boxed{\left[-\frac{1}{2},\frac{1}{20}\right]}$.

User Lucasmo
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Answer:

[-1/2,1/20]

Explanation:

User Danilo Barboza
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