What is basic difference between solving an Inequality and Equality problem?

Answer is pretty simple. While solving an equality problem, we get a fixed value/s of the variable but in case of an inequality, we get a range of values.

For e.g., On solving 2x – 5 = x – 3, we get value of the variable x as 2.

But the same problem with inequality will give us range of values. 2x – 5 > x – 3; On solving this, we get x > 2. The range signifies that ‘x’ can take all the values which are greater than 2 and uptill + infinity.

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