TOPIC 1C: EQUATIONS

AND INEQUALITIES
1.5 SOLVING INEQUALITIES
1.6 EQUATIONS AND INEQUALITIES INVOLVING
ABSOLUTE VALUE
1.7 INEQUALITIES INVOLVING QUADRATIC
FUNCTIONS
1.8 INEQUALITIES INVOLVING RATIONAL FUNCTION
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1.5: Solving Inequalities
Graphing Inequalities

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Exercises
1-Express the intervals in terms of inequalities and graph
a) [-2, 5) b) [1, 3.5] c) (-∞, - 1)

2- Solve and graph the solution set on a number line;

a) 2  3x  5
b) 7 x  15  13 x  51
c) 3  2 x  1  3

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Linear Inequalities
1. If a < b then a + c < b + c and a – b < b – c for any
number c. In other words, we can add or subtract a
number to both sides of the inequality and we don’t
change the inequality itself.
2. If a < b and c > 0 then ac < bc and a/c < b/c. So,
provided c is a positive number we can multiply or
divide both sides of an inequality by the number
without changing the inequality.
3. If a < b and C < 0 then ac > bc and a/c > b/c. In this
case, unlike the previous fact, if c is negative we need
to flip the direction of the inequality when we multiply
or divide both sides by the inequality by c.
Example:

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Solving Linear Inequalities
Example: Solve the following inequalities

a)

b)
b)

Solution:
a)

Interval
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Exercises
Solve the following inequalities:

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

f) If -1 < x < 4, then determine a and b in a < 2x + 3 < b.

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1.6 Equations and Inequalities
Involving Absolute Value
Geometric Definition:

Mathematical Definition:

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Solving Equations Involving Absolute
Values
Example: Solve the following equations:

a)

b)

Solution:
a)

b)

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Exercises
Solve the following equations:

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

f)

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Solving Inequalities Involving Absolute
Values

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Example
Solve the following equations:
a)

b)

Solution:
a)

Interval notation

b)

Interval notation 11
Exercises
Solve the following inequalities:

a) g)*

b) h)*

c)

d)

e)*

f)*

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 1.7 Inequalities Involving
Quadratic Functions
A quadratic inequality is any inequality that can be put in
one of the forms:
ax2 + bx +c < 0 ax2 + bx +c > 0
ax2 + bx +c ≤ 0 ax2 + bx +c ≥ 0

where a, b, and c are real numbers and a ≠ 0

Solving quadratic inequalities:

1- Express the inequality in general form
2- Factorize and locate the boundary points on a number line
3- Make a test interval and test each of it
4- Write the solution set

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Example 1: Solve

Solution:

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Example 2: Solve

Solution:

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 Exercises
1- Solve the inequalities:
a) x2  2x  3  0 b) x2  2x  3  0 c) 9x2  3x  2  0

2- Solve the inequalities:

a) 2x2  x  15 b) 5x  2  3x2 c) 4x2  7 x  3

3- Solve the inequalities:

a)  x  3 x  5  0 b)  x  1 x  7   0 c) x  x  3  0

4- Solve the inequalities:

a) x  4x  0
2
b)  x2  x  0 c) x2  6 x  1  8

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 1.7 Inequalities Involving
Rational Functions
Example 1: Solve
Solution:

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Example 2: Solve

Solution:

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Exercises
Solve the following inequalities:

a)

b)

c)

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 Exercises
1- Solve the inequalities:
x3 x4 x5
a) 0 b) 0 c) 0
x7 x3 x2
2- Solve the inequalities:
x2 x 1
a) 2 b) 2 c) 1
x2 x 1 x 3
3- Solve the inequalities:
3 3 x2  x  2
a)  b) 0
x3 x2 x  4x  3
2

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END OF TOPIC 1

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