Number of negative integral values of x satisfying 4−x+0.5−7.2−x<4,x∈R is
0
1
2
3
4−x+0.5−7.2−x<4------(1)
Let 2−x=t ∴t>0----(2)
∴ (1) reduces to 2t2−7t<4⇒ 2t2−7t−4<0⇒ (2t+1)(t−4)<0
⇒ −12<t<4---(3)
⇒ from (2) and (3) 0<t<4 ⇒ 0<2−x<4 since 2-x<4 ⇒-x< log4 2 ⇒-x<2 ⇒x>-2 ⇒ −2<x<∞ ⇒ x∈(−2,∞) ⇒ x=-1 is the only negative value