Question

Mathematically derive a set of values for b and c such that the interval [0, 10] represents the solution to the inequality |x−b| <= c.

Answer 1

Answer: Ix - 5I ≥ 5.

Explanation:

We want the set:

[0, 10]

to be the solution of:

Ix - bI ≤ c

So we need to find the values of c and b.

The first step is to find the middle point in our segment.

We can do that by adding the extremes and dividing it by 2.

M = (10 + 0)/2 = 5

And we also want to find half of the difference between the extremes, this is:

D = (10 - 0)/2 = 5.

Now, this set will be the set of solutions of:

Ix - MI ≥ D

Then in our case, we have:

Ix - 5I ≥ 5.

so we have that b = 5, and c = 5.