I know this may seem redundant, but bare with me.Is there any difference at all between these two functions?f(x) 1/x vs f(x) 1/[x]f(x) 0.5x + 1 vs f(x) [0.5x] + 1Yes square brackets. Cause our assignment is to match functions with equations and two of the given functions are those two, but are there any differences between them?Thanks so much!!
[ ] and ( ) make no difference when calculating. It is only used to make the problem look much better and cleaner when there are multiple brackets such as [(1+2) * 5] + 5 Or you may have mistaken the absolute sign ( |x| ) with the square brackets ( [x] ). These two would have a significant difference.
it depends in what math your in. if your in a high school math class, then they mean the same. In a high college math class it might mean the greatest integer function. hope this helps.
Square brackets are no difference from other brackets. 1/x 1/(x) 1/[x] 3x + 2 (3x + 2) [3x + 2] 2x + 4 2(x + 2) 2[x + 2] EDIT: The only time they make a difference is for a range of values: (-2,2) means all values from -2 -2 including the numbers -2 and 2 [-2,2] means all values from -2 -2 not including the numbers -2 and 2 but I don't think that is an issue for you.
