Inequalities Answers

1) 2n + (2n + 2) + (2n + 4 ) < 1000 [ 1 mark ]

6n + 6 < 1000
n < 165.666... [ 1 mark]
So the largest possible values of the numbers are obtained when n=165, which gives 330,
332, and 334 [ 1 mark ]


2) 5n 3 17, so 5n 20, so n 4 [ 1 mark ]
2n + 6 > 8, so 2n > 2, so n > 1 [ 1 mark ]
Putting these together gives 1 < n 4, so n = {2, 3, 4 } [ 1 mark ]
[ 3 marks available in total] ensure answer is in set notation]

3) x 0 = 1 x1 = 0.888888.
x 2= 0.876881 x3 = 0.876750
x4 = 0.876750
X4 = x3 to 5d.p. So x= 0.87675 to 5d.p.
[ 3 marks available - 1 for carrying out the iteration correctly, 1 mark for stopping when the
x-values are equal when rounded to 5d.p. 1 mark for correct value of x I


2 2. 2 2
4a) 5x < 80, so x < 16. The solutions of x = 16 are x = 4 or x = -4 so x < 16 when -4 < x <4
[ 3 marks available, 1 mark for finding the square roots of 16, i mark for -4 < x and 1 mark for
x < 4]
b) x2 +1 = x + 7 rearranges to give x2 - x - 6 = 0, this factorising to ( x +2)(x - 3)= 0
The graph of y = x2 -x - 6 = 0 is a u-shaped quadratic that crosses the x-axis at x= -2 and x= 3
The graph below 0 is when x = greater than -2 and less than 3, so -2 < x < 3
[ 3 marks available, 1 mark for rearranging and factorising the quadratic to find the solutions,
1 mark for -2 < x, 1 mark for x < 3