Lesson Objective: To be able to solve inequalities.

1/3/2022
SOME: Be able to solve
more complex linear
inequalities.
Starter:
For each inequality, represent it on a number line:

MOST: Be able to
represent the solution a) x > 4 b) x < -6
to an inequality on a
number line.

c) x ≥ 3.5 d) x ≤ 6
ALL: Be able to solve
simple inequalities.
 What does this mean?

What is the largest value that satisfies this inequality?

 What does this mean?

What is the smallest value that satisfies this inequality?

 What does this mean?

What is the largest value that satisfies this inequality?

 What does this mean?

What is the largest value that satisfies this inequality?

What number/s satisfies this inequality?
What method could we use to solve this inequality?

-3
 -3

NOTE: The inequality sign

This means that 𝒙 can given in the problem is
take any value below the sign you MUST use in
5.5 but not the value 5.5 your answer.
 -4

NOTE: The inequality sign

This means that 𝒙 can given in the problem is
take any value above 6 the sign you MUST use in
but not the value 6. your answer.

x2
This means that 𝒙 can
take any value above
and including 18.
-4
NOTE: The inequality sign
given in the problem is
the sign you MUST use in
your answer.

x7
This means that 𝒙 can
take any value below
and including 98.
+6
NOTE: The inequality sign
given in the problem is
the sign you MUST use in
your answer.
Complete at least TWO of these columns in your exercise books making sure you show all your
working. If you have finished, can you draw a number line to represent each inequality?

a) 𝒙 + 𝟒 < 𝟕 a) 𝟒𝒚 + 𝟓 ≤ 𝟏𝟕 a)
𝒕
−𝟐 ≥ 𝟒
𝟑

b) 𝒕 − 𝟑 > 𝟓 b) 𝟑𝒕 − 𝟒 > 𝟏𝟏
b) 𝟑 𝒙 − 𝟐 < 𝟏𝟓
𝒙
c) 𝒑 + 𝟐 ≥ 𝟏𝟐 c) +𝟒 < 𝟕
𝟐 c) 𝟓 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟏 ≤ 𝟑𝟓
𝒚
d) 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟑 < 𝟕 d) +𝟑 ≤ 𝟔 d) 𝟐(𝟒𝒕 − 𝟑) ≥ 𝟑𝟒
𝟓
 x2
-7
This means that 𝒙 can
take any value below 7
but not the value 7.
NOTE: The inequality sign
given in the problem is
the sign you MUST use in
your answer.
 x2

-4
NOTE: The inequality sign
This means that 𝒙 can
given in the problem is
take any value below
the sign you MUST use in
and including 2.
your answer.
 -3x

-1

NOTE: The inequality sign

This means that 𝒙 can given in the problem is
take any value below -6 the sign you MUST use in
but not the value -6. your answer.
 -2t

+3

This means that 𝒕 can NOTE: The inequality sign

take any value below given in the problem is
𝟖 the sign you MUST use in
and including 𝟑.
your answer.
 -4 -4
You split the
inequality into
÷3 ÷3 two parts… ÷3 ÷3
 -1 -1
You split the
inequality into
÷2 ÷2 two parts… ÷2 ÷2
Complete ALL of these columns in your exercise books making sure you show all your working.
If you have finished, can you draw a number line to represent each inequality?

𝟐𝒙 + 𝟓
a) <𝟔
𝟑
a) 𝟑𝒚 − 𝟏𝟐 ≤ 𝒚 − 𝟒 a) −𝟏 < 𝟓𝒙 + 𝟒 ≤ 𝟏𝟗
𝟒𝒙 − 𝟑
b) ≥𝟓 b) 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟑 ≥ 𝒙 + 𝟏 b) 𝟏 ≤ 𝟒𝒙 − 𝟑 < 𝟏𝟑
𝟓

c)
𝟐𝒕 − 𝟐
>𝟒 c) 𝟓𝒘 − 𝟕 ≤ 𝟑𝒘 + 𝟒 c) 𝟏𝟏 ≤ 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟓 < 𝟏𝟕
𝟕
d) 𝟐(𝟒𝒙 − 𝟏) ≤ 𝟑(𝒙 + 𝟒) d) −𝟑 ≤ 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟑 ≤ 𝟕
𝟓𝒚 + 𝟑
d) 𝟓
≤𝟐
Work to be completed

Page 144, Exercise 13.12 and 13.13

Can you find values for x and y that make this inequality true?