Solve: \(1 - X^2 - 2x - 1 \leq 0\) And \(4x - 1 \leq 0\) ✓ Solved

Solve: 1 − x x2 − 2x − 1 ≤ 0 2. Solve: 4x x − 1 ≥ 2x x + 3

1. Solve the inequality: 1 - x / (x^2 - 2x - 1) ≤ 0.

2. Solve the inequality: 4x / (x - 1) ≥ 2x / (x + 3).

In addition, write a C program that determines and lists all distinct substrings of length n that exist in a given string. The program must count occurrences of each substring, both with and without overlap. It should take two command-line arguments: a string and a number n. If the arguments are incorrect or if n is less than or equal to 0, print a usage message and exit with status 1. Examples of required output format and testing scenarios are provided to guide implementation.

The second part requires writing a C program that reads a line from standard input, tokenizes it based on spaces and tabs, builds an array of character arrays (pointers) for each token, and outputs them. This program needs to follow the given sample input-output format strictly, including handling multiple lines and freeing allocated memory appropriately.

Paper For Above Instructions

In order to solve inequalities and create programs effectively, a methodical approach is essential. This paper will address the inequalities and demonstrate the required programming tasks comprehensively.

Inequality Solutions

1. The first inequality to solve is:

1 - x / (x^2 - 2x - 1) ≤ 0

To start, we first need to simplify the expression. First, factor the quadratic in the denominator:

x² - 2x - 1 = (x - (1 + √2))(x - (1 - √2)).

We then rewrite the inequality:

1 ≤ x / (x² - 2x - 1)

This implies the critical points are where the equality holds, and where the denominator is zero:

Setting x² - 2x - 1 = 0 gives us the critical points. The roots can be calculated using the quadratic formula:

x = [2 ± √(2² - 41(-1))] / (2*1) = [2 ± √(8)] / 2 = 1 ± √2.

Next, we must determine the intervals of the expression to evaluate when it is less than or equal to zero. These intervals are defined by the roots and the critical point 1:

-∞, (1 - √2), (1 + √2), ∞.

We test the intervals in the inequality:

1. Choose a value below (1 - √2) such as x = -2, the left side yields a positive true value.

2. For (1 - √2) to (1 + √2), pick x = 0, which yields a negative false value.

3. For (1 + √2) to ∞, choose x = 3, yields a positive true value again.

Thus, the solution to the first inequality is:

x ∈ (-∞, 1 - √2] and x ∈ [1 + √2, ∞).

Second Inequality

Now we consider the next problem:

4x / (x - 1) ≥ 2x / (x + 3)

First, eliminate fractions by cross-multiplying (valid as long as the denominators remain non-zero):

4x (x + 3) ≥ 2x (x - 1).

This expands and simplifies to:

4x² + 12x ≥ 2x² - 2x.

Rearranging gives us:

2x² + 14x ≥ 0.

Factoring out 2x:

2x(x + 7) ≥ 0.

To analyze the roots (0 and -7), we assess the sign changes across the intervals: (-∞, -7), (-7, 0), and (0, ∞).

1. For x true condition.

2. Between -7 and 0, pick x = -1, yields a false condition.

3. For x > 0, choose x = 1 gives a true condition.

Thus, the solution for this inequality is:

x ∈ (-∞, -7] and x ∈ [0, ∞).

C Programming Tasks

The first part of the programming task involves developing a program to find distinct substrings of a given length from a string. Here is a sample implementation in C:

include <stdio.h>


include <stdlib.h>


include <string.h>


void count_substrings(char *str, int n) {


int len = strlen(str);


int i, j;


// Array to store substrings


char substrings = (char )malloc((len - n + 1)  sizeof(char ));


int count[len - n + 1]; // Array for counting occurrences


for (i = 0; i 

substrings[i] = (char )malloc((n + 1)  sizeof(char));


strncpy(substrings[i], str + i, n);


substrings[i][n] = '\0'; // Null terminate the substring


}


// Count occurrences


for (i = 0; i 

count[i] = 1; // Start counting


for (j = i + 1; j 

if (strcmp(substrings[i], substrings[j]) == 0) {


count[i]++;


}


}


}


// Print results


for (i = 0; i 

if (count[i] != 0) {


printf("%s: %d\n", substrings[i], count[i]);


// Mark duplicates as counted


for (j = i + 1; j 

if (strcmp(substrings[i], substrings[j]) == 0) {


count[j] = 0; // Mark as counted


}


}


}


}


// Free allocated memory


for (i = 0; i 

free(substrings[i]);


}


free(substrings);


}

In this code, we read the string, find substrings, and count occurrences. The handling of memory is crucial with the use of malloc and freeing after use.

The second task involves a program that processes input lines. A version in C follows:

include <stdio.h>


include <stdlib.h>


include <string.h>


define MAX_TOKENS 100


int main() {


char *line = NULL;


size_t len = 0;


ssize_t read;


while ((read = getline(&line, &len, stdin)) != -1) {


char *tokens[MAX_TOKENS];


int count = 0;


// Tokenize the line


char *token = strtok(line, " \t");


while (token != NULL && count 

tokens[count++] = token;


token = strtok(NULL, " \t");


}


// Output tokens


for (int i = 0; i 

printf("%d : %s : ", i + 1, tokens[i]);


}


printf("\n");


}


free(line);


return 0;


}

This program reads a line until EOF, tokenizes it, and outputs each token formatted correctly. Memory is managed using getline and appropriately freed.

Conclusion

Both the inequalities and programming tasks integrate mathematical skills with computer science principles. Addressing inequalities rigorously provides the needed solutions for mathematical inquiries, while programming tasks illustrate practical applications of these concepts in real coding scenarios.

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