Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, Seventh Edition

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Chapter 2 - Section 2.3 - Functions - Exercises - Page 154: 57

Answer

⌊b⌋ - ⌈a⌉ + 1 or ⌈b⌉ - ⌊a⌋ − 1

Work Step by Step

Range: a < n < b ⌊b⌋ is the highest possible integer within the range, while ⌈a⌉ is the lowest possible integer within the range. So total number of integers would be ⌊b⌋ - ⌈a⌉ + 1 (we need to add 1 because recall if we have {1, 2, 3, 4}, total number of integers would be (highest number - lowest number) + 1 = 4)
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