Re: Inequalities
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- Subject: [mg69696] Re: Inequalities
- From: Jean-Marc Gulliet <jeanmarc.gulliet at gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 07:29:20 -0400 (EDT)
- Organization: The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
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misha wrote: > I am an inexperienced user and am wondering whether Mathematica can help > me with inequalities such as the following. > > Given 0 < p < q < 1, > > When is p(1-p)<q(1-q)? > > It should be, if 1 - q > p. > > Thanks! > *Reduce* is what you need [1]: Reduce[p*(1 - p) < q*(1 - q) && 0 < p < q < 1, {p, q}] Regards, Jean-Marc [1] http://documents.wolfram.com/mathematica/functions/Reduce