Elementary Mathematics Revision Worksheet

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Broadrick Secondary School

Chapter 3 Inequalities
Title: Revision for Chapter 3

Summary

 If a < b and b < c, then a < c.

 If a > b, then a + c > b + c.

 If a > b and c > 0, then ac > bc.

 If a > b and c < 0, then ac < bc.

1. Given 8  2m  3(3m  7) ,
(a) solve the inequality.
(b) write down the smallest prime number m.

2. (a) Solve the inequality

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 7  2x  5  x  3 .
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(b) Illustrate your solution on a number line.

3. Find the greatest prime value of x such that

1 2x  9
x  2.
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4. Solve the inequality

4x  9 10 x  11
3  .
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Show your solution on the number line in the answer space.

2 1 0 1 2 3
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5. (a) Solve the inequality  7  2 x  5  9 .
(b) Show your solution on a number line.
Write down the integer values of x which satisfy the inequality.

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6. (a) Solve the inequality,

x 8
2x  1   x  1 and illustrate your answer on the number line given.
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x
(b) Hence write down the integer values of x for your solution in part (a) above.

7. (a) Solve the inequalities 5q  8  37  8q  5 .

(b) Hence, list the integers that are multiples of 3 which satisfies 5q  8  37  8q  5 .

8. (a) Solve the inequality 1  2 x  5  x  13 .

(b) Hence, write down
(i) the greatest prime number x, and
(ii) the smallest rational number x, that satisfies the inequality in (a).

9. (a) Solve the inequality

9x  1 7
  x and 2(2 x  5)  9 x .
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(b) Represent the solution on the number line shown in the answer space.

10. If  6  x  7 and y  20.5 .

(a) Find the greatest possible value of x, where x is a prime.
(b) Find the smallest possible value of y which y is a perfect cube.
(c) Find the smallest possible value of y 2  x 2 .

11.
(a) Find the range of values of x such that (2x + 5) is an obtuse angle.

(b) The sum of the interior angles of a regular polygon is less than 1000 and each of its
interior angle is more than 125.
Using inequalities, find the number of sides of the polygon.

x  18 4 x  10
12. Solve the inequalities x and 17  2x + 1  31 simultaneously to find the
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integral value(s) of x.

13. An Internet cafe charges $2 for the first 30 minutes and 5 cents per minute
subsequently. Find the maximum number of minutes Amy surfed the internet if the bill was
more than $9 but less than $9.25?

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[Answer Key]
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1, (a) m  1 (b) 2
11
5 1
2. (a)  x2
6 3
3. 5
4. x < 2.5
5. (a)  1  x  7 (b) –1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
1
6. (a)  6  x  3 (b)  6,  5,  4
3
1
7. (a) 5 q9 (b) 6 and 9
4
1 1
8. (a)  1  x  8 (b) (i) 7 (ii)  1
3 3
9. (a)  2  x  3
10. (a) 7 (b) 27 (c) 371.25
11. (a) 42.5  x  87.5 (b) 7
12. 9
13. 174 min

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