Enhancement Exercises

Topic 2 : Inequalities and Absolute Values

TOPIC 2: INEQUALITIES AND ABSOLUTE VALUES

1. Solve the following inequalities and give the answer in solution set ,interval, notation
and number line form.
[Ans:  x : x  22  ]
1 1 1
(a) 5  2 x
5 3  2

x  2 2x  7
[Ans:  x : x  6  ]
1
(b) 
6 4  4

2. Solve the following inequalities and give the answer in interval form.
(a) x  4  9 and 2 x  18 [Ans:  ,5  ]
(b) 2  4 x  6 and 4 x  10  6 x  30 [Ans:  2,10  ]
(c) 4 x  3  5 or 2 x  2  6 [Ans:  ,   ]
(d) 6  2 x  16 or 2  x  10 [Ans:  2,10 ]

3. Find the range of x that satisfy the inequality with graphical method or algebraic
method
(a)  x  2  x  3  0 [Ans:  x : x  3   x : x  2 ]
(b) x 2  x  6  0 [Ans:  x : 2  x  3 ]
 1
(c) 2 x 2  5 x  3  0 [Ans:  x : x      x : x  3 ]
 2
(d) m2  2m  1 
[Ans: m :1  2  m  1  2 ] 
4. Find the range of values of x for which expression below. Express the answer in
solution set.
 3 
(a) 2 x  x  3  5 x  3 [Ans:  x :   x  1 ]
 2 

(b) 2 x  2  7  7 x  3x  7 [Ans:  x : 0  x  1 ]
 3
(c) 6 x 2  3x  4  4 x 2  4 x  2 [Ans: x : x  2   x : x   ]
 2
  2 1 
(d) 7 x 2  x  6  x 2  4  Ans :  x :  3  x  2 
  
  5 
(e) 2 x 2  3  3x  2  Ans :  x : 1  x  2 
  
(f) x  x  2   3x  2  Ans : x : x  1  x  2

AM015 SESSI0N 2018/2019

Prepared by : Nabilah binti Mohd Abd Fatah