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Problem 2

Determine all real numbers xx which satisfy 3−x−x+1>12\sqrt{\sqrt{3-x}-\sqrt{x+1}}>\dfrac12.
Step 1 of 5: Determine the domain including the outer radical
3−x≥0,x+1≥0,3−x−x+1≥0⟹−1≤x≤13-x\ge0,\quad x+1\ge0,\quad\sqrt{3-x}-\sqrt{x+1}\ge0\Longrightarrow -1\le x\le1
Detailed analysis

The inner radicands require x≤3x\le3 and x≥−1x\ge-1. The outer square root additionally requires 3−x−x+1≥0\sqrt{3-x}-\sqrt{x+1}\ge0, equivalent to 3−x≥x+13-x\ge x+1, hence x≤1x\le1. The defined domain is therefore [−1,1][-1,1].