Stage 19 · Sets & Intervals — the Language of Functions

19.5.2 Open and Closed Intervals

19.5 Intervals and Neighborhoods: Sets on the Number Line

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19.5.2 Open and Closed Intervals

Core idea

Brackets tell you whether the endpoints count: [ ] includes them, ( ) leaves them out, written [1,5] or (1,5).

Module goal. Carry the language of sets onto the number line, using intervals and neighborhoods to capture continuous ranges of numbers neatly — a direct route to the domain of a function
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