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As of January 2010, the inequality is not variable-specific. If we had not removed the default variable x from the context using <code>Context()->variables->remove("x");</code>, then the student answer <code>-16 <= x <= 9</code> would also be marked correct. Note that we removed the variable x from the context <i>after</i> we defined the formula <code>$f</code> that uses this variable (otherwise there would be errors and PG file would not work).
  
As of January 2010, the inequality is not variable-specific. If we had not removed the default variable x from the context using <code>Context()->variables->remove("x");</code>, then the student answer <code>-16 <= x <= 9</code> would also be marked correct. Note that we removed the variable x from the context <i>after</i> we defined the formula <code>$f</code> that uses this variable (otherwise there would be errors and PG file would not work).
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For a list of all available options for the interval context, see the POD documentation at http://webwork.maa.org/doc/cvs/pg_CURRENT/macros/contextInequalities.pl
 
 
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<li>POD documentation: [http://webwork.maa.org/doc/cvs/pg_CURRENT/macros/contextInequalities.pl contextInequalities.pl]</li>
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Revision as of 18:40, 24 January 2010

Inequalities as Answers


This is the essential code for having inequalities as student answers.

Problem Techniques Index

PG problem file Explanation 
DOCUMENT();

loadMacros(
"PGstandard.pl",
"contextInequalities.pl",
"PGcourse.pl",
);

TEXT(beginproblem());

Initialization: Include the macro file contextInequalities.pl, which automatically loads MathObjects.pl. 

Context("Inequalities-Only");
Context()->variables->add(y=>"Real");
# Context()->constants->add(EmptySet => Set());
# Context()->flags->set(noneWord=>"EmptySet");
# Context()->flags->set(ignoreEndpointTypes=>1);

# f(x) = x^2 - 16 on -1 <= x <= 5
$f = Formula("x^2 - 16");

$range = Compute("-16 <= y <= 9");

Context()->variables->remove("x");

Setup: Using Context("Inequalities-Only"), if the student enters the inequality -16 <= y <= 9 their answer will be marked correct, but the equivalent interval [-16,9] would be incorrect. If we had used Context("Inequalities") instead, both the inequality and the interval be marked correct.

Uncommenting the lines containing EmptySet creates an empty set as a named constant and uses that name.

Uncommenting Context()->flags->set(ignoreEndpointTypes=>1); would also mark the student answers -16 < y < 9 or -16 <= y < 9 or -16 < y <= 9 correct.

As of January 2010, the inequality is not variable-specific. If we had not removed the default variable x from the context using Context()->variables->remove("x");, then the student answer -16 <= x <= 9 would also be marked correct. Note that we removed the variable x from the context after we defined the formula $f that uses this variable (otherwise there would be errors and PG file would not work). 

Context()->texStrings;
BEGIN_TEXT
What is the range of  
\( y = f(x) = $f \) on the domain \( -1 \leq x \leq 5 \)?
$BR
$BR
Range: \{ ans_rule(20) \} Enter your answer using 
inequalities (not intervals).
END_TEXT
Context()->normalStrings;

Main Text: The problem text section of the file is as we'd expect. 

ANS( $range->cmp() );

ENDDOCUMENT();

Answer Evaluation: As is the answer.

Problem Techniques Index



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