Question

Do you prefer to express solutions to inequalities using interval notation or as an inequality? Do you think it is important to know both formats? How could each be used?

Answer 1

Answer:

I prefer to express solutions to inequalities using interval notation. Both formats are are important but I think interval notation is easier to understand and represents better the solutions.

For example, if you have the following inequation:

x-2> 1

x>3

Therefore, the solution could be written either x>3 OR (3, +inf). But what happens if the solution to the system of equation is x>3 or x<-3? The solution can be easily written as: (-inf, -3) U  (3, inf) instead of 'x>3 or x<-3' which can be confusing.