Lesson 1

1.1 Solve 𝑥 + 3 𝑥 + 2 > 0 by testing points

1.2 Solve 𝑥 + 3 𝑥 + 2 > 0 using the parabola method

1.3 Solve 𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 3 ≥ 0

1.4 Solve 𝑥 2 − 1 < 0

1.5 Solve 𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 ≥ 0

1.6 Solve 4𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 − 3 ≥ 0

1.7 Solve 𝑥 2 − 6 ≤ 𝑥

1.8 Solve − 𝑥 − 1 𝑥 − 2 < 0

1.9 Solve −𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 4 > 0

1.10 Solve 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 2 ≤ 0

1.11 Solve 𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 + 9 ≤ 0

1.12 Solve 𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 5 > 0

 Lesson 2

3
2.1 Solve ≥ 2 using the graphical method
𝑥−1

3
2.2 Solve 𝑥−1 ≥ 2 using the critical values method.

3
2.3 Solve ≥ 2 by multiplying by the square of the denominator.
𝑥−1

3
2.4 Solve 𝑥−1 ≥ 2 using the case method

4
2.5 Solve 𝑥 < 8

2
2.6 Solve 𝑥+5 ≥ −1

𝑥−2
2.7 Solve >1
4𝑥

4
2.8 Solve −𝑥 > 0
2𝑥−1

2.9 𝑥 2 −3𝑥
Solve 𝑥−3
≥2

2.10 𝑥+4 2 −8
Solve 𝑥+1
>8

Lesson 3

3.1 Solve 𝑥 − 1 = 4

3.2 Solve 3𝑚 + 2 < 4

3.3 Solve 2𝑚 − 5 ≥ 2
 Solutions - Lesson 2
2.1

𝑥=1
3 3
=2 𝑦=
𝑥−1 𝑦=2 𝑥−1
3 = 2𝑥 − 2
2𝑥 = 5
5
𝑥=
2
5
∴1<𝑥≤
2

2.2 3
≥2 𝑥≠1
𝑥−1
3 = 2𝑥 − 2
2𝑥 = 5
5 ✕ ✓ ✕
𝑥=
2 | |
5
The critical values are 1, 2 1 5
3
Test 𝑥 = 2: ≥2 ✓ 2
2−1
5
∴1<𝑥≤ (since) 𝑥 ≠ 1
2

2.3 3
≥2 𝑥≠1
𝑥−1
3
× 𝑥−1 2 ≥2× 𝑥−1 2
𝑥−1
2
3 𝑥−1 ≥2 𝑥−1 | |
2 𝑥−1 2−3 𝑥−1 ≤0 1 5
𝑥 − 1 2(𝑥 − 1) − 3 ≤0 2
𝑥 − 1 2𝑥 − 5 ≤0
5
∴1<𝑥≤
2

2.4 iff 𝑥 − 1 > 0 [iff 𝑥 > 1]:

3 ≥ 2𝑥 − 2 iff 𝑥 − 1 < 0 [iff 𝑥 < 1]:
2𝑥 ≤ 5 3 ≤ 2𝑥 − 2
5 2𝑥 ≥ 5
𝑥≤
2 5
∴1<𝑥≤2
5 𝑥≥
2
5 No solution
∴1<𝑥≤
2

2.5 4
<8 𝑥≠0
𝑥
4
× 𝑥2 < 8 × 𝑥2
𝑥
4𝑥 < 8𝑥 2
2
8𝑥 − 4𝑥 > 0
4𝑥 2𝑥 − 1 > 0
1
zeros at 𝑥 = 0, 2 0 1
1 2
∴ 𝑥 < 0, 𝑥 >
2
 Solutions - Lesson 2

2.6 2
≥1 𝑥 ≠ −5
𝑥+5 ✗ ✓ ✗
2=𝑥+5
𝑥 = −3
Critical values are −5 and −3
Test: −5 −3
𝑥 = −4 true
∴ −5 < 𝑥 ≤ −3

𝑥−2
2.7
4𝑥
× 4𝑥 2 > 1 × 4𝑥 2 (𝑥 ≠ 0)
𝑥 − 2𝑥 > 4𝑥 2
2

3𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 < 0
𝑥 3𝑥 + 2 < 0 2 0
2 −
zeros at 𝑥 = − 3 , 0 3
2
∴− <𝑥<0
3

2.8
1 1
1 1 Critical values: − 2 , 2 , 1
−𝑥 >0 𝑥≠
2𝑥 − 1 2 Test all sections: ✓ ✗ ✓ ✗
1 𝑥 = −1 true
=𝑥 𝑥=0 false
2𝑥 − 1
1 = 2𝑥 2 − 𝑥 𝑥 = 0.8 true
1 1 1
2𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 1 = 0 𝑥=2 false −
2𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 𝑥 − 1 = 0 1 1 2 2
∴ 𝑥 < − or < 𝑥 < 1
2𝑥 𝑥 − 1 + 1 𝑥 − 1 = 0 2 2
2𝑥 + 1 𝑥 − 1 = 0
1
∴ 𝑥 = − or 1
2

2.9 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 Critical values: 2,3 (twice)

≥2 𝑥≠3 ✗ ✗
𝑥−3
Test all sections: ✓
𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 𝑥=0 false
=2 𝑥=2 true
𝑥−3
2
𝑥 − 3𝑥 = 2𝑥 − 6 𝑥 = 2.5 false
𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 6 = 0 𝑥=4 true 2 3
𝑥−3 𝑥−2 =0 ∴ 𝑥 = 2, 𝑥 > 3
∴ 𝑥 = 2,3

2.10 𝑥+4 2−8 Critical values: −1, 0

> 8 𝑥 ≠ −1 ✗ ✓C ✓
𝑥+1 Test all sections:
2 V
𝑥 + 8𝑥 + 16 − 8 = 8𝑥 + 8 𝑥 = −2 false
𝑥2 = 0 𝑥 = −0.5 true −1 0
𝑥=0 𝑥=1 true
∴ −1 < 𝑥 < 0, 𝑥 > 0
 Solutions - Lesson 3

3.1 Method 1: Method 2:

𝑥 − 1 = −4 or 𝑥 − 1 = 4 𝑥 − 1 = ±4
𝑥 = −3 𝑥=5 𝑥 =1±4
✓ ✓ = −3, 5
∴ 𝑥 = −3, 5

3.2 −4 < 3𝑚 + 2 < 4

−6 < 3𝑚 < 2
2
∴ −2 < 𝑚 <
3

3.3 2𝑚 − 5 ≤ −2 or 2𝑚 − 5 ≥ 2
2𝑚 ≤ 3 2𝑚 ≥ 7
3 7
𝑚≤ 𝑚≥
2 2