Chapter 3

Absolute value inequality

2.1 Absolute value
Absolute value of a real number (x) is defined by a distance between the real
number x and a zero number. Absolute value of x is given by

x x 0
x
x x 0

Some properties of absolute value

1. x 0.

2. x x .

3. xy x y.

x x
4. .
y y
5. x y y x.
2
6. x x2 .

7. x y x y.

8. x y x y .

9. x a if and only if a x a.

10. x a if and only if x a or x a.

11. f (x) g(x) if and only if f 2 (x) g 2 (x) .

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Example 1 Find the solutions of absolute value inequalities

4x 5
1. 2x 5 4 2. 4
1 2x

Example 2 Find the solutions of absolute value inequalities

1. 2x 5 3x 1 2. x 1 x 2 x 2

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Example3 Find the solutions of absolute value inequalities

x 1
1. x 2 x 2 8 2. 5
x 1 1

Exercise 1
Find a set of solutions for the following absolutely inequalities
2 3x 3 x
1) 0 2) 0
x x

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x 8 4 x 27
3) 0 4) 0
x 5 15 8 x

1 x 7 1
5) 6x 0 6)
2 6 5

7) 2 x2 5 1 8) 3 2 x 2 5

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9) x 1 x 10) x 3 4

11) x 5 2x 1 12) 2 x x 2

13) 2 x 3 x 2 14) x 3 2x 1

 
 
 

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1 x 4
15)   2                                                                               16)  2 
x 3 x 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3 2x
17)   4                                                                           18)  2 x 1 x 3 
2x 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19)    x 1 2 x 3                                                                      20)  5 x 7 x 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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21)    2 x 9 x                                                                            22)  5 x 2 2x 1  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
x2 1
23)    x 1 2 x 3                                                                        24)  1 
x 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31 x x 9
25)  x                                                                          26)   
x 1 2 x
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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x 3x 2
27)   2                                                                                28)  5 
x 1 x 1 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5 2x
29)  2      30)   x x 2 5 
2x 3 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31)  2 x 3 7x 1 32)  x 1 2x 4 4 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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33)   3x 1 4x 2 x 2                             
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
34)     x 5 3x and 2 x 7 x 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
35)  3 2 x 1 2 or 5 x x                                 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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 36)  x x 1 3x 2  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
37)  x 1 x 2 x 3                                   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 38)  x 3 2x 1 x 5 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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