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2.1 Basic Concept of Inequalities & Basic Properties of Inequalities

1. Determine whether each of the following statements is true. If it is true, put a ‘’ in the box, otherwise,
put a ‘’.

(a) 4<8  (b) 3  8 

1 2
(c) 2  2  (d)  
7 7
1 1 4
(e) 0.333   (f)  
3 2 8

2. Set up an inequality for each of the following statements.

(a) a is less than 10. _____________________________

(b) c is not greater than 4. _____________________________

e
(c) is greater than or equal to f. _____________________________
2

(d) 4g is greater than 3. _____________________________

(e) Subtracting a from 10 is at least equal to 3. _____________________________

(f) The product of 2 and b is not larger than 5. _____________________________

(g) Half of c is less than the sum of c and 1. _____________________________

3. Circle the values of x that satisfy each of the following inequalities.

The values of x
(a) x  3 4 –5 2 –3 7 –1 –2.5 –10
3 3 3
(b) x  1 10  –0.5 –3 6 9.5
2 2 2
9
(c) x  1 –3 0 –1 –4 3.5 17 –2.5
2
1 1 1
(d) x >  3  2 1.5 4 0.3 1
2 2 2
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4. Write down an inequality in x for each of the following diagrams.

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

5. Represent the solutions of the following inequalities graphically.

(a) x<2 (b) x  4

(c) x
1 (d) x  7
2

6. 1Fill in the blanks with appropriate inequality signs.

(a) If a > 9 and 9 > b, then a  b. (b) If 1  b and a  1, then a  b.

(c) If a  3, then a + 5  8. (d) If –8 < b, then b – 1  –9.

y
(e) If x  5, then –x  5. (f) If y < 10, then  5.
2

1 1 1 1
(g) If 0 < x < 6, then
x
 6
. (h) If 0 > y  3, then
y
 3.
7. Fill in the blanks with appropriate inequality signs.
(a) If a > b, then (b) If x  y, x and y are positive numbers, then
(i) 3a  2  3b  2,
(i)
3
 3
,
x y
(ii) 1 5a  1  5b.
1 1
(ii)    .
4x 4y
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2.2 Linear Inequalities in One Unknown

1. In the following, circle the linear inequalities in one unknown.
b
a  5, b2  7 , 3  8c  0 , d  e  12 , 4 1
2

Solve the following inequalities and represent the solutions graphically.

2. x  6  4 6. 5  3x  17

3. 18  5  x

x
7. 3 7
4

x
4.  7
5

8. 2( x  1)  16

5. 2x  15  9
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9. 2x  3  17  5x 13. 32  9 x  2( x  5)

x 5x
14.   13
3 6
10. 3(2  x)  6 x

1  3x
11.  2 x
5
x  1 2x
15.  0
4 3

x 7x
12.  16 
3 3
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16. When 1 is added to the product of 3 and x, the 18. If the sum of two consecutive integers is greater

result is not greater than 8. than 27, what is the smallest possible value of

(a) Set up an inequality for the above the smaller integer?

statement.
(b) Find the range of possible values of x.

19. There are two consecutive even numbers. If the

17. The profit ($P) gained in selling x apples are as
difference between 3 times the larger number
follows:
and the smaller number is greater than 25, find
x
P   180 the smallest possible value of the larger
2
If there is a profit gained, number.

(a) find the range of possible values of x,

(b) at least how many apples are sold?
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20. A minibus can at most carry 16 passengers. If 21. In a box, there are 40 $1-coins and some
the number of male passengers is twice that of $2-coins. If the total amount of money in the
female passengers, find the maximum number box is less than $125, find the maximum
of female passengers in the minibus. number of $2-coins.