MATH 17

ANSWER KEY for Exercises on Linear, Polynomial, Rational

 
 3x − 4 
15.  ≥1
Inequalities and Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities 2x + 3   
1 3
SS: (−∞, 5] ∪ [7, ∞) −
A. Find the solution set of the following equations. 2

16. |x − 3| < 2x + 1
1. (x + 3)(x − 4) ≥ 3x
SS: ( 32 , ∞)
SS: (−∞, −2] ∪ [6, ∞)

3x + 4 17. | − 3x + 7| ≥ 3
2. ≤2 SS: (−∞, 34 ] ∪ [ 10
x+1 3 , ∞)
SS: (−1, 1]
18. |2x + 3| ≥ 2
3 4 SS: (−∞, − 25 ] ∪ [− 12 , ∞)
3. >
x−1 x+2
SS: (−∞, −2) ∪ (1, 10)
19. |x| + |x − 2| < 3
x SS: (− 21 , 52 )
4. ≥1
(2 − x)(x + 1)
SS: (−1, 2) 20. |3x + 1| ≤ 2|x − 6|
SS: [−13, 11
5 ]
3x − 1
5. ≤1 √
x2 − x − 6 p
SS: (−∞, −2) ∪ [−1, 3) ∪ [5, ∞) 21. 2x + 4 |x2 − 5x| − 2 = 0
SS: φ

6. x3 + 1 > x2 + x  2  
SS: (−1, ∞) 1 1
22. 1+ − 1+ =2
|x − 1| |x − 1|
 
 2x − 3  SS: {2, 0}
7. 
 =1
x    s 
SS: {3, 1} x − 1 x − 1
23. 
  +3=3   +1
x + 1 x + 1
 
8. |2x − 1| + 6 = |3 − 6x| 1
SS: −2, − , 1
SS: {2, −1} 2
p
24. 7( |x2 − x| + 2 = 2|x2 − x| + 10
9. |2x − 5| + |2x − 3| = 4 √ √ √ √ )
SS: {3, 1} 1 1+ 2 1− 2 1+i 7 1−i 7
SS: , 2, −1, , , ,
2 2 2 2 2
10. ||3x
 
 + 1|+ 5| = 9  x+1 
25. 4  2 ≤1
5 x − 16 
SS: 1, − √ √
3 SS: (−∞, −6] ∪ [2 − 2 6, 4) ∪ [2 + 2 6, ∞)

11. |x2 − x + 2| = |3x − 2|

SS: {2, 0 − 2} B. 1. Find the range of values of k so that the equation
3x2 − 4kx + 4√= 0 will
√ have real roots.

4

 ⇒ k(−∞, − 3] ∪ [ 3, ∞)
12.  + 1 ≤ 3

x
SS: (−∞, −1] ∪ [2, ∞)
”Sometimes it is useful to know how large your zero is.”
-Anonymous
13. 0 ≤ ||x − 5|| < 2
SS: (3, 7)

arrianne.velasco
14. 3|8 − x| + 2 < 7 − 2|x − 8|
SS: (7, 9)