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Linear Inequalities
1. Solve the following inequalities.

a. 4 x  19  7

b. 2 x  28

c. 3(4 x  7)  9(2 x  3)

1 1
2. Solve the inequality x  x  10
2 3

6 x 5x
3. Solve the inequality   5 .
24 6

4a. Solve the inequality 3 x  4  16 .

b. State
i. the greatest value of x if x is a prime number.
ii. the greatest value of x if x is a rational number.

5. Given that 4 x  71 , find the smallest value of x, if x is a prime number.

6. Solve the inequality 2(2  x)  13 .

Hence, write down the least possible value of x if x is rational.

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7. Solve the inequality 3 y  y  50 .
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Hence, find the smallest possible value of y if
(a) y is a prime number,
(b) y is divisible by 7.

8. Solve the inequality  5  4(3  x)  x . Hence, write down the largest possible value
of x if x is rational.

1 x
9. Solve the inequality (2 x  5)   2 .
2 3
Hence, write down the smallest prime number, x that satisfies the inequality
1 x
(2 x  5)   2 .
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10. Given that  5  x  2 and 1  y  4 , find the smallest possible value of .
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11. Given that  5  x  2 and 1  y  4 , find the greatest possible value of ( x  y ) 2 .

12. Given that  4  x  4 and  10  y  5 , calculate the smallest value of x2 + y2.

13. Given that x is an integer,  1  x  3 , write down all possible values of x.

14. Given x and y are integers such that 3  x  5 and  1  y  3 , find

(a) the greatest possible value of xy 2 ,
1 1
(b) the least possible value of  .
x y

15. Given  4  x  2 and 3  y  7 find the largest value of ( y  x ) 2 .

16. Given that 3 x  1  2 x  13 and  32  y  24 , find

(a) the greatest value of x,
(b) the smallest integer value of y,
(c) the smallest value of y2.

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