Calculating the width of the interval defined by an inequality












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I am looking for a Mathematica function that takes an inequality as the input and gives back the width defined by upper bound - lower bound:



Example:



Fn[1 <= x <= 2.5]



1.5




If the inequality is evaluated to False (e.g., 2 <= x <= 1), then I need the function to return 0.



I truly appreciate your help.










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    I am looking for a Mathematica function that takes an inequality as the input and gives back the width defined by upper bound - lower bound:



    Example:



    Fn[1 <= x <= 2.5]



    1.5




    If the inequality is evaluated to False (e.g., 2 <= x <= 1), then I need the function to return 0.



    I truly appreciate your help.










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      I am looking for a Mathematica function that takes an inequality as the input and gives back the width defined by upper bound - lower bound:



      Example:



      Fn[1 <= x <= 2.5]



      1.5




      If the inequality is evaluated to False (e.g., 2 <= x <= 1), then I need the function to return 0.



      I truly appreciate your help.










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      I am looking for a Mathematica function that takes an inequality as the input and gives back the width defined by upper bound - lower bound:



      Example:



      Fn[1 <= x <= 2.5]



      1.5




      If the inequality is evaluated to False (e.g., 2 <= x <= 1), then I need the function to return 0.



      I truly appreciate your help.







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          f[ineq_, var_] := RegionMeasure[ImplicitRegion[ineq, var]]

          f[1 <= x <= 2.5, x]



          1.5




          This works also for some systems of inequality in several variables:



          f[{1 <= x <= 2.5, 0 <= y <= x}, {x, y}]



          2.625







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            fn[expr_] := Module[{},
            If[! expr, Return [0]];
            Return[Abs[expr[[3]] - expr[[1]]]]
            ]

            fn[2 <= x <= 1]
            (*0*)

            fn[1 <= x <= 2.5]
            (*1.5*)

            fn[2.5 > x > 1]
            (*1.5*)


            Don't know if this works in all cases, but works in the simple cases you provide.






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              To get a function that would handle the all the kinds of arguments I want it to handle turned out to be more of a challenge than I anticipated, but here is what I came up with.



              ClearAll[fn, helper]
              SetAttributes[fn, HoldFirst]
              fn[expr_] :=
              If[expr, helper[expr], 0, helper[expr]]
              SetAttributes[helper, HoldFirst]
              helper[expr : _Inequality | _Less | _LessEqual | _Greater | _GreaterEqual] :=
              Module[{args = List @@ Unevaluated[expr], a, b},
              {a, b} = MinMax[Select[args, NumericQ]];
              b - a]
              helper[___] = $Failed;


              Tests



              fn[1 < x <= 2.5]



              1.5




              fn[1 < x <= π]



              -1 + π




              fn[1 >= x > π]



              0




              fn[1 >= x > -1]



              2




              fn[-1 < 1 <= 2.5]



              3.5




              fn[1 < x < 3 < y < 5]



              4




              fn[1.5 < 2]



              0.5




              fn["garbage"]



              $Failed







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                f[ineq_, var_] := RegionMeasure[ImplicitRegion[ineq, var]]

                f[1 <= x <= 2.5, x]



                1.5




                This works also for some systems of inequality in several variables:



                f[{1 <= x <= 2.5, 0 <= y <= x}, {x, y}]



                2.625







                share|improve this answer


























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                  f[ineq_, var_] := RegionMeasure[ImplicitRegion[ineq, var]]

                  f[1 <= x <= 2.5, x]



                  1.5




                  This works also for some systems of inequality in several variables:



                  f[{1 <= x <= 2.5, 0 <= y <= x}, {x, y}]



                  2.625







                  share|improve this answer
























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                    f[ineq_, var_] := RegionMeasure[ImplicitRegion[ineq, var]]

                    f[1 <= x <= 2.5, x]



                    1.5




                    This works also for some systems of inequality in several variables:



                    f[{1 <= x <= 2.5, 0 <= y <= x}, {x, y}]



                    2.625







                    share|improve this answer












                    f[ineq_, var_] := RegionMeasure[ImplicitRegion[ineq, var]]

                    f[1 <= x <= 2.5, x]



                    1.5




                    This works also for some systems of inequality in several variables:



                    f[{1 <= x <= 2.5, 0 <= y <= x}, {x, y}]



                    2.625








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                        fn[expr_] := Module[{},
                        If[! expr, Return [0]];
                        Return[Abs[expr[[3]] - expr[[1]]]]
                        ]

                        fn[2 <= x <= 1]
                        (*0*)

                        fn[1 <= x <= 2.5]
                        (*1.5*)

                        fn[2.5 > x > 1]
                        (*1.5*)


                        Don't know if this works in all cases, but works in the simple cases you provide.






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                          fn[expr_] := Module[{},
                          If[! expr, Return [0]];
                          Return[Abs[expr[[3]] - expr[[1]]]]
                          ]

                          fn[2 <= x <= 1]
                          (*0*)

                          fn[1 <= x <= 2.5]
                          (*1.5*)

                          fn[2.5 > x > 1]
                          (*1.5*)


                          Don't know if this works in all cases, but works in the simple cases you provide.






                          share|improve this answer
























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                            fn[expr_] := Module[{},
                            If[! expr, Return [0]];
                            Return[Abs[expr[[3]] - expr[[1]]]]
                            ]

                            fn[2 <= x <= 1]
                            (*0*)

                            fn[1 <= x <= 2.5]
                            (*1.5*)

                            fn[2.5 > x > 1]
                            (*1.5*)


                            Don't know if this works in all cases, but works in the simple cases you provide.






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                            fn[expr_] := Module[{},
                            If[! expr, Return [0]];
                            Return[Abs[expr[[3]] - expr[[1]]]]
                            ]

                            fn[2 <= x <= 1]
                            (*0*)

                            fn[1 <= x <= 2.5]
                            (*1.5*)

                            fn[2.5 > x > 1]
                            (*1.5*)


                            Don't know if this works in all cases, but works in the simple cases you provide.







                            share|improve this answer












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                                To get a function that would handle the all the kinds of arguments I want it to handle turned out to be more of a challenge than I anticipated, but here is what I came up with.



                                ClearAll[fn, helper]
                                SetAttributes[fn, HoldFirst]
                                fn[expr_] :=
                                If[expr, helper[expr], 0, helper[expr]]
                                SetAttributes[helper, HoldFirst]
                                helper[expr : _Inequality | _Less | _LessEqual | _Greater | _GreaterEqual] :=
                                Module[{args = List @@ Unevaluated[expr], a, b},
                                {a, b} = MinMax[Select[args, NumericQ]];
                                b - a]
                                helper[___] = $Failed;


                                Tests



                                fn[1 < x <= 2.5]



                                1.5




                                fn[1 < x <= π]



                                -1 + π




                                fn[1 >= x > π]



                                0




                                fn[1 >= x > -1]



                                2




                                fn[-1 < 1 <= 2.5]



                                3.5




                                fn[1 < x < 3 < y < 5]



                                4




                                fn[1.5 < 2]



                                0.5




                                fn["garbage"]



                                $Failed







                                share|improve this answer




























                                  0














                                  To get a function that would handle the all the kinds of arguments I want it to handle turned out to be more of a challenge than I anticipated, but here is what I came up with.



                                  ClearAll[fn, helper]
                                  SetAttributes[fn, HoldFirst]
                                  fn[expr_] :=
                                  If[expr, helper[expr], 0, helper[expr]]
                                  SetAttributes[helper, HoldFirst]
                                  helper[expr : _Inequality | _Less | _LessEqual | _Greater | _GreaterEqual] :=
                                  Module[{args = List @@ Unevaluated[expr], a, b},
                                  {a, b} = MinMax[Select[args, NumericQ]];
                                  b - a]
                                  helper[___] = $Failed;


                                  Tests



                                  fn[1 < x <= 2.5]



                                  1.5




                                  fn[1 < x <= π]



                                  -1 + π




                                  fn[1 >= x > π]



                                  0




                                  fn[1 >= x > -1]



                                  2




                                  fn[-1 < 1 <= 2.5]



                                  3.5




                                  fn[1 < x < 3 < y < 5]



                                  4




                                  fn[1.5 < 2]



                                  0.5




                                  fn["garbage"]



                                  $Failed







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                                    0






                                    To get a function that would handle the all the kinds of arguments I want it to handle turned out to be more of a challenge than I anticipated, but here is what I came up with.



                                    ClearAll[fn, helper]
                                    SetAttributes[fn, HoldFirst]
                                    fn[expr_] :=
                                    If[expr, helper[expr], 0, helper[expr]]
                                    SetAttributes[helper, HoldFirst]
                                    helper[expr : _Inequality | _Less | _LessEqual | _Greater | _GreaterEqual] :=
                                    Module[{args = List @@ Unevaluated[expr], a, b},
                                    {a, b} = MinMax[Select[args, NumericQ]];
                                    b - a]
                                    helper[___] = $Failed;


                                    Tests



                                    fn[1 < x <= 2.5]



                                    1.5




                                    fn[1 < x <= π]



                                    -1 + π




                                    fn[1 >= x > π]



                                    0




                                    fn[1 >= x > -1]



                                    2




                                    fn[-1 < 1 <= 2.5]



                                    3.5




                                    fn[1 < x < 3 < y < 5]



                                    4




                                    fn[1.5 < 2]



                                    0.5




                                    fn["garbage"]



                                    $Failed







                                    share|improve this answer














                                    To get a function that would handle the all the kinds of arguments I want it to handle turned out to be more of a challenge than I anticipated, but here is what I came up with.



                                    ClearAll[fn, helper]
                                    SetAttributes[fn, HoldFirst]
                                    fn[expr_] :=
                                    If[expr, helper[expr], 0, helper[expr]]
                                    SetAttributes[helper, HoldFirst]
                                    helper[expr : _Inequality | _Less | _LessEqual | _Greater | _GreaterEqual] :=
                                    Module[{args = List @@ Unevaluated[expr], a, b},
                                    {a, b} = MinMax[Select[args, NumericQ]];
                                    b - a]
                                    helper[___] = $Failed;


                                    Tests



                                    fn[1 < x <= 2.5]



                                    1.5




                                    fn[1 < x <= π]



                                    -1 + π




                                    fn[1 >= x > π]



                                    0




                                    fn[1 >= x > -1]



                                    2




                                    fn[-1 < 1 <= 2.5]



                                    3.5




                                    fn[1 < x < 3 < y < 5]



                                    4




                                    fn[1.5 < 2]



                                    0.5




                                    fn["garbage"]



                                    $Failed








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