Given sets and , and also . Find the range of the real number .
Solution
Since , it means that must be a subset of , which is denoted by . We'll explore two cases based on whether is empty or not.
1. First, consider the case where is empty, which we denote by . This occurs if the condition for set doesn't hold for any real number, that is, if , which simplifies to .
2. Now consider the case where is non-empty (). In this case, the inequalities defining set must align with the inequalities defining set . This gives us the following system of inequalities:
Solving this system, we have:
- From the first inequality: .
- From the second inequality: .
- From the third inequality: .
All three inequalities must be satisfied simultaneously, so combining them, we have .
Combining both cases, the range for must satisfy . Therefore, the value range for can be described as .