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Algebra Difficulty 3.0 AMC 10/12 Find the answer

Let the universal set be R\mathbb{R}, A={xax<4}A=\{x | a \leq x < 4\}, B={x3x782x}B=\{x | 3x - 7 \geq 8 - 2x\}
(1) If a=2a=2, find ABA \cap B, (RA)(RB)(\complement_{\mathbb{R}}A) \cup (\complement_{\mathbb{R}}B);
(2) If AB=AA \cap B = A, find the range of values for aa.

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Solution

(1) Since a=2a=2, we have A={x2x<4}A=\{x | 2 \leq x < 4\}, B={x3x782x}={xx3}B=\{x | 3x - 7 \geq 8 - 2x\}=\{x | x \geq 3\}.
Therefore, AB={x3x<4}A \cap B=\{x | 3 \leq x < 4\}, (RA)(RB)={xx<3 or x4}(\complement_{\mathbb{R}}A) \cup (\complement_{\mathbb{R}}B)=\{x | x < 3 \text{ or } x \geq 4\};
(2) Since AB=AA \cap B = A, it implies ABA \subseteq B,
thus a3a \geq 3.

The final answers are:
(1) AB={x3x<4}A \cap B=\boxed{\{x | 3 \leq x < 4\}}, (RA)(RB)={xx<3 or x4}(\complement_{\mathbb{R}}A) \cup (\complement_{\mathbb{R}}B)=\boxed{\{x | x < 3 \text{ or } x \geq 4\}};
(2) The range of values for aa is a3\boxed{a \geq 3}.

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