SECTION 1.

7 Interval Notation and Linear Inequalities

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For each of the following inequalities:

(a) Write the inequality algebraically.
(b) Graph the inequality on the real number line.
(c) Write the inequality in interval notation.

1. x is greater than 5.

2. x is less than 4.

3. x is less than or equal to 3.

4. x is greater than or equal to 7.

5. x is not equal to 2.

6. x is not equal to 5 .

7. x is less than 1.

8. x is greater than 6 .

9. x is greater than or equal to 4 .

10. x is less than or equal to 2 .

11. x is not equal to 8 .

12. x is not equal to 3.

13. x is not equal to 2 and x is not equal to 7.

14. x is not equal to 4 and x is not equal to 0.

Write each of the following inequalities in interval notation.

15. x  3

16. x  5

17. x  2

18. x  7

19. 3  x  5

20. 7  x  2

21. x  7

22. x  9
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Write each of the following inequalities in interval notation.

23.
       

24.
      

25.
      

26.
       

27.
       

28.
       

Given the set 

S  2, 4,  3, 1
3
 , use substitution to determine which of the elements of S satisfy
each of the following inequalities.

29. 2 x  5  10

30. 4 x  2  14

31. 2 x  1  7

32. 3 x  1  0

33. x 2  1  10

1 2
34. 
x 5

For each of the following inequalities:

(a) Solve the inequality.
(b) Graph the solution on the real number line.
(c) Write the solution in interval notation.

35. 2 x  10

36. 3 x  24
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37. 5 x  30

38. 4 x  40

39. 2 x  5  11

40. 3 x  4  17

41. 8  3 x  20

42. 10  x  0

43. 4 x  11  7 x  4

44. 5  9 x  3 x  7

45. 10 x  7  2 x  6

46. 8  4 x  6  5 x

47. 5  8 x  4 x  1

48. x  10  8 x  9

49. 3( 4  5 x )  2(7  x )

50. 4(3  2 x )  ( x  20)

51. 5
6
 13 x  12 ( x  5)

52. 25  x  12    13 10  x 
53. 10  3 x  2  8

54. 9  2 x  3  13

55. 4  3  7 x  17

56. 19  5  4 x  3

57. 2
3  3 x 10
15  4
5

58. 3
4  5 2 x
6   53

Which of the following inequalities can never be true?

59. (a) 5 x9

(b) 9 x5
(c) 3  x  7
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(d) 5  x  3