Mathematics SM015

Topic 2: Equations, Inequalities And Absolute Values – Past Year

PAST YEAR QUESTIONS

Session 2005/2006
1. Solve the equation 5(2 x 1 )  4 x  16

2. Find the values of x satisfying the equation log 4  x 4  4   1  log 4  x 2  4  .

3. Solve the following inequalities

x3
(a) 7 x2  x  6  x2  4 (b) 3
x 1

Session 2006/2007
4. By substituting a  2 x , solve the equation 4 x  3  2 x 2 .

5. Obtain the solution set for 2 x  1   x 2  4

1 1
6. (a) Find the solution set of the inequality  .
3  2x x  4

(b) Solve the following inequality equation for all x is real numbers. Write your
answer in set form.
3  2x
4 1
1 x

Session 2007/2008

7. Solve the following inequalities.

x 1 x
(a)  (b) 2
x  4 2x 1 x4

Session 2008/2009
10
8. Solve the equation 3log x 3  log 3 3 x  .
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9. Determine the interval of x satisfying the inequality x  2  10  x 2 .

Session 2009/2010

10. Solve the equation 32 x  10(3x1 )  1  0 .

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11. Determine the solution set for 2 x   5.
x

12. Solve 2 5  x  x

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 Mathematics SM015
Topic 2: Equations, Inequalities And Absolute Values – Past Year

Session 2010/2011
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13. Solve the equation ln x   2.
ln x

14. Solve the following inequality.

x 1
2
x3

Session 2011/2012

15. Solve the equation 32 x 1  28 3x   9  0 .

 x
16. (a) Solve the equation log  x  4   2 log 3  1  log   .
2
x3
(b) Find the solution set of the inequality  2.
x 1

Session 2012/2013

17. Find the value of x which satisfies the equation log 2 (5  x)  log 2 ( x  2)  3  log 2 (1  x)
18. Determine the solution set of the inequality.
1 1
 .
2x 1 x  2

Session 2013/2014

19. Find the value of x which sati sfies the equation log 9 x  (log 3 x )2, x 1

20. Solve the equation 22 x -2 2 x 1  2 x 2 3.

21. (a) Find the solution set of 2  3x  x  3 .

(b) If x 1  0, show that
(i) 2 x 1  0
2 x 1
(ii) 2
x 1

Session 2014/2015

Solve the equation 3 x 3 

3 x 
22. 12.

1 1
23. Solve the inequality  .
6  x x 1

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 Mathematics SM015
Topic 2: Equations, Inequalities And Absolute Values – Past Year

24. (a) Solve the following equati on 6 x 2  x 11  4.

 x2
(b) Find the solution set fo r the inequality 2    5
 x4

Session 2015/2016

25. Solve the equation 2 log 2 x 15log x2.

x 1
26. (a) Solve the inequality  2.
x3
2x  42x
(b) Show that x
 2 2 x.
8
2x  42x
Hence, find the interv al for x so that
8x
 
13 2 x 36  0.

Session 2016/2017

27. Determine the values of x whic h satisfy the equation 3 2 x 1  4 3 x 9.  

28. (a) If 7  3 5  x  y, determine the valu es of x and y .
(b) Solve the equation log 2  x  lo g4 3x  4   0.

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29. (a) Solve the following equati on  7, x  4.
x4
4  x
(b) Find the solution set fo r the inequality  x  4, x  3.
x3

ANSWERS
1. x 1 or x3 2. x 6
 2 1
3. (a)  x :   x   (b)  x : 0  x  3, x  1 4. x  0, x  1.58
 3 2
5.  x : x  1.45 }  {x : x  1
 1  3
6. (a)  x : 4  x      x : x   (b)  x : x  6   x : x  0
 3  2
 1   8
7. (a)  x : 4  x  1   x :  x  2  (b) {x : x  8}   x : x   
 2   3
8. x3 or x  19683 9.  , 3   2.37,   10. x  1 or x  1
11.  x : x  0   x :1  x  32 

12.  x : x  10   x : x   103 
   

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 Mathematics SM015
Topic 2: Equations, Inequalities And Absolute Values – Past Year

13. x  2.72 or x  0.050

 5  5 
14. { x : x  7}   x : x    or  , 7     ,   15. x  1 , x  2
 3  3 
 1
16. (a) x  9 (b)  x : x  5   x : x   17. x3
 3
1
18. {x :  2  x  }  {x : x  3}
2
19. x  3

20. x  2, x  3

 1 5
21. (a)  x :   x   (b) (i) proven (ii) proven
 4 2
22. x  1, x  2
 7
23.  x :1  x    x : x  6 
 2
3 5 7  5
24. (a) x  , x   , x   , x  1 (b) x : x   x : x  4 
2 3 6  2
1
25. x  8, x 
32
 5 
26. (a)  x : 7  x   , x  3  (b) x  3.170 or x  2
 3 
27. x  1, x  2
9 5 5 9
28. (a) x  , y  or x  , y  (b) x  4 si nce x  0
2 2 2 2
31 25
29. (a) x  or x  (b)  x : x  4  2  x  3 
7 7

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