Question:
Find the solution set of the in equation $\frac{|x-2|}{(x-2)}<0 . x \neq 2$
Solution:
$\frac{|x-2|}{(x-2)}<0$ means we have to find values of x for which $\frac{|x-2|}{(x-2)}$ is negative
Observe that the numerator $|x-2|$ is always positive because of mod, hence for $^{\frac{|x-2|}{(x-2)}}$ to be a negative quantity the denominator $(x-2)$ has to be negative
That is $x-2$ should be less than 0
$\Rightarrow x-2<0$
$\Rightarrow x<2$
Hence $x$ should be less than 2 for $\frac{|x-2|}{(x-2)}<0$
$x<2$ means $x$ can take values from $-\infty$ to 2 hence $x \in(-\infty, 2)$
Hence the solution set for $\frac{|x-2|}{(x-2)}<0$ is $(-\infty, 2)$