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CHAPTER 5 : LINEAR INEQUALITIES Identifying relationship greater than (>) and less than (< ) Integers SMALL BIG

-6

-5

-4

-3

-2

-1

DESCRIPTION

INEQUALITIES

EXAMPLES big small 5 > 2 big small -1 > -6 small big 3 < 8 small big -9 < -2

QUESTIONS (write < or >) 3 6 -5 -2 4 7 -3 9 0 -1 -2 -4 10 -5

y is greater than x

big y

small > x

y is less than x

small y <

big x

Representing a linear inequality on number line

Inequality x>0

Description X is greater than 0 0 1

Number line

List of integer

1,2,3,4,5,6..

x > 5 x is greater or equal to 2

x 2 x -3 x< 8 x 5

2,3,4,5,6,7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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Representing the simultaneous linear inequalities on number line Description Number line
3 x 3

List of integer -3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3

-4 -3

-2 -1

-5 -4

-3 -2 -1

-2

-1

1< x < 6

2,3,4,5

9 10

-5 -4 -3

-2 -1

-2 -1

-4 -3

-2 -1

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Solving linear inequalities Method of solution x - 3< 7 x -5 < 2 x - 2 < -6 x - 9 3 x + 2 > 5 x + 5 < -1 x + 7 -3 x + 8 7
x >5 2 x 2 4 x 3 2
3 x > 15

Example x - 3< 7 x <7+3 x < 10

x + 2 > 5 x > 5 +2 x > 7

x>5x2 x > 10

x>

15 3 x>5

2x > 8 4x < -20 -2x > 10 -x < 3 -3x > 12 -5x -15 -x > 4 -7 -x > -3 x < 3
1

x<

10 2 x < 5

7x>4

x< 3

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1 5x > -9

2x + 5 > 9 4 - 3x 16
x 3 5 2 x3 4 2

x < 2 3

3 x 2 < 2(1 x)

1 x+6 x+4 3

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Questions based on PMR Format 1. a) Solve the inequality 2 + x 5. b) List all the integer value of x which satisfy both the inequalities and 3 x 0.
x 31 2

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

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

x 1 and 2

4. Solve each of the following inequalities : a) w 6 2 b) 8 + 4v 9 2v

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.

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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 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

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

( 3 marks ) Answer:

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:

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CHAPTER 5 : LINEAR INEQUALITIES ANSWERS Description Number line

3 x 3

List of integer -3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3

-4 -3

-2 -1

3
4 x 0

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

-5 -4

-3 -2 -1

-2

-1

2 x 3

-2,-1,0,1,2,3

1< x < 6

2,3,4,5

9 10

4< x<9

5,6,7,8

-5 -4 -3

-2 -1

5< x < 0

-4,-3,-2,-1

-2 -1

2 x <3

-2,-1,0,1,2

3 < x 1

-2,-1,0,1

-4 -3

-2 -1

Method of solution x -5 < 2 x - 2 < -6 x - 9 3

Example x<7
x < 4 x 12

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x + 5 < -1 x + 7 -3 x + 8 7
x 2 4 x 3 2

x < 6 x 10 x 1

x 8 x>4 x 6 x < 5 x > 3 x < 4 x3 x<2

2x > 8 4x < -20 -x < 3 -3x > 12 -5x -15

1 5x > -9
x>2

2x + 5 > 9 4 - 3x 16
x 3 5 2 x3 4 2 5 x < 2 3 x 4 x 16 x 11 x > 21

3 x 2 < 2(1 x) 1 x+6 x+4 3

4 5 x3 x>

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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 13. a). x -4 b). x = -3,-2,-1,0,1,2 PMR past year questions 2004 1). (a). x 3 (b). x 8 and x > 3 Integer x = 4,5,6,7,8 2006 3).
x 2 and x > 2

2005 2).
x>
1 4

2007 4). (a). w < 8 (b). v

1 6

Integer x = 1,0,1,2 2008 5).

p < 2 and p 2 Integer p = 2,1,0,1

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