Üsküdar American Academy

Grade 9 Mathematics
WS 15-Linear Equations & Inequalities

NAME: _____________________________NO:________DUTE DATE:_________

1) Simplify the following expressions for the given stated conditions:

a. Given x < 0 <y, | x – y | - |x| - |y| (A: 0)

b. Given x < 0 <y, | y – |x - y|| - |x| + |y| (A: y)

c. Given x<y<0, | x + |x - y|| - |x + y| (A:x)

d. Given 2<x<3, ||x – 2| + 1| + ||x + 2| - 5 (A:2)

e. Given -2<x<4, |x – 6| + |x + 3| + |4 – x| (A:13 – x)

2) Solve the following equations and inequalities:

a) 5(x+6) – x = 4(x + 7) + 2 b) 5x – 3 = 4(x + 2) + x

c) 2x + 6 = 3(x + 2) d) 3 − |6𝑎 + 7| = −4

* , . - 1+ f) 2𝑥 + |3𝑥 − 9| = 21
e) − − = − 𝑥 − (− 𝑥 + 1)
+ - + + .

g) |9 − 𝑥 - | = |𝑥 − 3| h) |𝑥 − 2|∙ |𝑥 + 5| = 𝑥 − 2

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 i) |2𝑥 − 4| + 3 ≤ 9 j) 2 < |2𝑥 + 6| ≤ 8

3) The number line solution set shown above belongs to the x-values that satisfy the following
inequality:
−15 ≤ 𝐴 − 2𝑥 < −7

Find the value of A.

4) Find the minimum possible value of |4𝑥 − 10| + |2𝑥 + 5| if 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅.

5) Given 𝑥, 𝑦 ∈ 𝑅 , y – x = 1 and 𝑦 − |𝑥 − 𝑦 | = 2, find the value of x + y.

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6) Given 𝑥, 𝑦 ∈ 𝑅, x < 0 <y, find the value of .
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7) y < x < 0 and F𝒙𝟐 + 4𝑥𝑦 + 4𝑦 - + |𝑦 − 𝑥| + = 8, find the value of y.
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