CHAPTER 2 INEQUALITIES AND ABSOLUTE VALUES 2021/2022

TUTORIAL 1 OF 3
At the end of tutorial, student should be able to
(a) Relate the properties of inequalities.
(b) Find linear inequalities.

1. Solve the following inequalities and write down the answer in solution set.
(a) 40x  10 (b) x  3  3x  5 (c) 3x 1  2  x  5 (d)  7  3  4x  6

2. Solve the following inequalities and write down the answer in interval form.
x x
(a) 5x  3x  1  14 (b) 5   4 (c) 2x  5  5  3x  x  9
2 3
2x 3  x 5(1  x)
(d)    1
3 2 6

TUTORIAL 2 OF 3
At the end of tutorial, student should be able to
(c) Find quadratic inequalities by
i. graphical approach; ii. table of signs; iii. positive number line

1. Find the ranges of values of 𝑥 that satisfy the following inequalities using graphical
approach and write down the answers in solution set.
(a) 2x2  3x  2  0 (b) 5x2  3x  2 (c) x2  4x  3
(d) 4x2  1 (e) x 2  25 (f) 1  x  4  x   x  11

2. Solve the following and express the answer in interval form.

(a)  x 1  9 (b) x  9  x2  x  20 (c) x  4  x2  x  12
2

(d) 3x  4  x2  6  9  2x

TUTORIAL 3 OF 3
At the end of tutorial, student should be able to
(a) Solve absolute equations of the forms:
(i) ax  b  c; (ii) ax  b  cx  d; (iii) ax  b  cx  d ; (iv) ax2  bx  c  d.
(b) Solve absolute inequalities of the forms:
(i) ax  b  cx  d ; (ii) ax  b  cx  d.

1. Solve the given equations

(a) x  3 (b) x  2  7 (c) 2 x  3  4  3
(d) 4  3x  5x  4 (e) x  2  10  3x (f) x  7  2
2

(g)  x 1 x  5  7 (h) x 1  2  3x (i) 2  3x  x  3

2. Solve the following absolute value inequalities

(a) 1  4  3x  8 (b) 2 x  3x  10 (c) 2x  1  3x  2
(d) 3x  4  2x  1 (e) 5x  7  3x  1 (f) 2 x  1  4 x  6
(g) x  2  1 (h) x  2  1 (i) x  2  1

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EXTRA EXERCISES

1. Determine the solution set which satisfies the following inequalities [5M]
(a) x  x  2  3x  2 (b) 3  2 x  5 [4M]
2. Find the solution set of the inequality 3x  2  x [6M]

3. (a) Determine the solution set for x( x  6)  3x  4 . [6M]

5x  1
(b) Solve  3x and express your answer in interval notation. [5M]
2
4. Determine the possible values of 𝑥 if |𝑥 − 2| < 2𝑥 + 3. Express your answer in [6M]
interval number form
5. x2 [6M]
(a) Find the value of x such that 3
x 1
(b) Determine the solution set of 2x2 13x  6 [5M]
6. (a) Determine the solution set which satisfies the inequality (1  x)(4  x)  x  11 [6M]

2x
(b) Determine the possible values of x if  1  4 . Express your answer in
3 [5M]
interval form
7. Solve ( x  2) 2  3  4(2 x  1). Write your answer in the form of solution set. [7M]

8. x 1 [6M]
Find the solution set for  2( x  1)
2
9. Section A, 2019/2020 [5M]
x 2x  4
Determine the possible value of x if 4  . Express your answer in the
2 3
solution set form.
10. Section B, 2020/2021 [4M]
(a) Given c 10  12  18 . Find the solution set of c .
(b) Solve x2  4x  32 . [4M]

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ANSWERS

TUTORIAL 1 OF 3
1  1  5
(c) x : x  9
3
(a)  x : x    (b) x : x  4 (d)  x :  x 
 4  4 2
2  15  2 
(a)  ,  (b) 54, (c) (1,2) (d)  ,  
 2 3 
TUTORIAL 2 OF 3
(a)   (b)  x : x   2   x : x  1 (c) x : x  1  x : x  3
1 1
 x :   x  2
 2   5
 1 1
(d)  x :   x   (e) x : x  5  x : x  5 (f) x : 1 x  7
 2 2
2 (a)  , 2   4,  (b)  5, 3  3, 4 (c)  4, 2   2,3 (d)  5, 2
TUTORIAL 3 OF 3
1 (a)  x : 3,3 (b)  x : 9,5 (c)  x : 2,5 (d)  x : 0 (e)  x : 3

 
(f) x : 3,  5, 5,3 (g){𝑥: −2,2 − √2, 2 + √2, 6}
 1 3 
(h)  x : ,  (i)  x :  , 
 2 4 
1 5
4 2
2  11   3   3  3
(a)  1,  (b)  ,10  (c)   ,   (d)  ,   5,   (e)  x : x    x : x  4
 3  5   5  4
 5 7
(f)  x :  x   (g)  ,3   1,   (h)   (i) x : x 
 6 2
EXTRA EXERCISES
1. (a) x : x  1  x : x  2 (b) x : x  4 x : x  1
2.  1 
 x :  x  1
 2 
3. (a) x : 4  x  1 (b)  ,1
4.  1 
 3 ,
 
5.  5 1  1
(a)  x :  ,   (b)  x : x    x : x  6
 2 4  2
6.  15   9 
(a) x : x  1  x : x  7 (b)   ,    ,  
 2  2 
7. x : 1  x  3
8.  5
x : x  
 3
9. x : x  16
10. (a) c : c  4 c : c  16 (b) x : x  4  x : x  8

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