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CHAPTER 5 : LINEAR INEQUALITIES

Identifying relationship greater than (>) and less than (< )

Integers

SMALL BIG

-6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

DESCRIPTION INEQUALITIES EXAMPLES QUESTIONS

(write ‘<’ or ‘>’)
big small
big small 5 > 2 3 9
y is greater than x
y > x big small 6 0
-1 > -6 -5 -1
small big -2 -2
small big 3 < 8 4 -4
y is less than x small big
y < x 7 10
-9 < -2 -3 -5

Representing a linear inequality on number line

Inequality Description Number line List of integer

1,2,3,4,5,6……
x>0 X is greater than 0
…..
0 1 2 3 4 5 6

x > 5

x is greater or
x ≥ 2 2,3,4,5,6,7…….
equal to 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

x ≥ -3

x< 8

x ≥ 5

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Representing the simultaneous linear inequalities on number line

Description Number line List of integer

−3≤ x ≤ 3 -3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2

-2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5

1< x < 6 2,3,4,5

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2

-2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5

-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3

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Solving linear inequalities

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x - 3< 7
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x < 10
x -5 < 2

x - 2 < -6

x - 9 ≥ 3
x + 2 > 5
x + 2 > 5 x > 5 +2
x > 7
x + 5 < -1

x + 7 ≥ -3

x + 8 ≤ 7
x x>5x2
>5
2 x > 10
x
≤ −2
4
x
≥3
−2
15
x>
3 x > 15 3
x>5
2x > 8

4x < -20
10
x<
-2x > 10 −2
x < −5
-x < 3

-3x > 12

-5x ≥ -15

-x > 4 -7
-x > -3
7–x>4 −3
x < −1
x< 3

1 – 5x > -9

2x + 5 > 9
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4 - 3x ≤ 16

x
−3≤ 5
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Questions based on PMR Format

1. a) Solve the inequality 2 + x ≤ 5.
x
b) List all the integer value of x which satisfy both the inequalities –3≤1
2
and 3 – x ≤ 0.

2. Solve the inequality 7 - 5x ≤ 6 – x .

x
3. List all integer values of x which satisfy both the inequalities ≤ 1 and
2
1 – 2x ≤ 5.

4. Solve each of the following inequalities :

a) w – 6 ≤ 2
b) 8 + 4v ≥ 9 – 2v

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5. List all the integer values of p which satisfy both the inequalities p + 3 ≤ 5 and
2 – 3p ≤ 8

6. List all the integer values of m which satisfy both the inequalities -3m ≤ 6
and 3(m-1) ≤ 2m.

7. List all integer values of x which satisfy both the inequalities 4x -2 ≤ 14 and
x + 3 ≤ 2x + 5.

8. List all the integer values of x that satisfy both the inequalities 6x + 4 ≤ 5x + 7
1
and 5 – x ≤ 6
2

9. List all the integer values of m that satisfy both the inequalities 2m – 1 ≤ 5 and
-3m ≤ 9.

10. a) Solve the inequality 2x -1 ≥ 13.

b) List all the integer value of y which satisfy both the inequalities
3y
- 2 ≤ 1 and 3 – y ≤ 0.
5

11. Solve each of the following inequalities

a) 2m − 4 ≥ 10
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b) 6 – y ≤ 2y + 12

12. a) Solve the inequality m + 3 ≤ 5.

b) List all the integer values of x which satisfy both the inequalities 3x – 5 ≤ 1
1
and 2 – n ≤ 4.
2

PMR past year questions

2004

1). (a). Solve the inequality 2 + x ≤ 5 .

(b). List all the integer values of x which satisfy both the inequalities
x
− 3 ≤ 1 and 3 − x < 0 .
2
( 4 marks )
Answer:

(a).
(b).

2005

2). Solve the inequality 7 − 5 x < 6 − x .

( 2 marks )

Answer:

2006

x
3). List all the integer values of x which satisfy both the inequalities ≤ 1 and
2
1 − 2 x < 5.
( 3 marks )

Answer:

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2007

4). Solve each of the following inequalities:

(a). w − 6 < 2
(b). 8 + 4v ≥ 9 − 2v
( 3 marks )
Answer:

2008

5). List all the integer values of p which satisfy both the inequalities p + 3 < 5
and 2 − 3 p ≤ 8 .
( 3 marks )
Answer:

CHAPTER 5 : LINEAR INEQUALITIES

ANSWERS

Description Number line List of integer

−3≤ x ≤ 3 -3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3

−4≤ x ≤ 0 -4,-3,-2,-1,0
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2

−2≤ x ≤3 -2,-1,0,1,2,3
-2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5

1< x < 6 2,3,4,5

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

4< x<9 5,6,7,8

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

−5 < x < 0 -4,-3,-2,-1

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2

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−2≤ x <3 -2,-1,0,1,2

-2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5

−3 < x ≤1 -2,-1,0,1
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3

Method of solution Example

x<7
x -5 < 2
x < −4
x - 2 < -6

x - 9 ≥ 3
x ≥ 12

x + 5 < -1 x < −6

x + 7 ≥ -3 x ≥ −10

x + 8 ≤ 7 x ≤ −1

x x ≤ −8
≤ −2
4
x x>4
≥3
−2

x ≤ −6
2x > 8

4x < -20
x < −5
-x < 3 x > −3

-3x > 12 x < −4

-5x ≥ -15 x≤3

x<2
1 – 5x > -9

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x>2
2x + 5 > 9

4 - 3x ≤ 16 x ≥ −4

x x ≤ 16
−3≤ 5
2

x−3 x ≤ 11
≤4
2

x x > 21
5− < −2
3

3 x − 2 < 2(1 − x) 4
x>
5
1 x≥3
x+6≤ x+4
3
Questions based on PMR Format

1. a). x ≤ 3
b). x = 4,5,6,7,8.
1
2. x ≥
4
3. x = -1,0,1,2

4. a). w ≤ 8
1
b). y ≥
6
5. x = -2,-1,0,1,2

6. m = -1,0,1,2,3

7. x = -1,0,1,2,3,4

8. x = -2,-1,0,1,2

9. m = -3,-2,-1,0,1,2

10. a). x ≥ 7
b). y = 3,4

11. a). m ≥ 7
b). y ≥ -2

12. a). m ≤ 2
b). n = -4,-3,-2,-1,0,1

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13. a). x ≤ -4
b). x = -3,-2,-1,0,1,2

PMR past year questions

2004 2005
1
1). (a). x ≤ 3 2). x>
4
(b). x ≤ 8 and x > 3
Integer x = 4,5,6,7,8
2006 2007

3). x ≤ 2 and x > −2 4). (a). w < 8

1
Integer x = −1,0,1,2 (b). v ≥
6
2008
5). p < 2 and p ≥ −2
Integer p = −2,−1,0,1

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