1. Find all numbers x satisfying the following equation.

x 5  0
Ans: 5
Difficulty Level: Easy Section Objectives: Absolute value

2. Find all numbers x satisfying the equation.

17 x  3  0
17 17 3 3
A) B)  C) D) 
3 3 17 17
Ans: D Difficulty Level: Medium Section Objectives: Absolute value

3. Find all numbers x satisfying the equation. If there is more than one answer, enter the
largest one first and separate them by commas.
x 8  2
Ans: 10, 6
Difficulty Level: Medium Section Objectives: Absolute value

4. Find all numbers x satisfying the equation.

x7
1
x7
Ans: 0
Difficulty Level: Medium Section Objectives: Absolute value

5. Find all numbers x satisfying the equation. If there is more than one answer, enter the
largest one first and separate them by commas.
8x  9
 10
x  11
119 101
Ans: ,
2 18
Difficulty Level: Hard Section Objectives: Absolute value

6. Write the union as a single interval.

7, 10  8, 12
Ans: [7, 12]
Difficulty Level: Medium Section Objectives: Union of Intervals

7. Write the union as a single interval.

 , 9   0, 8
Ans:  , 9 
Difficulty Level: Easy Section Objectives: Interval notation involving infinity

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8. Write the union as a single interval.

 22,    20, 67
Ans:  20,  
Difficulty Level: Medium Section Objectives: Interval notation involving infinity

9. Write the union as a single interval.

 , 6   –12,  
Ans:  ,  
Difficulty Level: Easy Section Objectives: Interval notation involving infinity

10. Write the union as a single interval.

 –9, 14  10, 23
A)  –9, 14 B) 14, 23 C)  –9, 23 D)  –9, 23
Ans: D Difficulty Level: Easy Section Objectives: Union of Intervals

11. A solution of the simultaneous equations x  y  2 and x  y  4 is an ordered

pair of the form
(a, b). How many solutions have these simultaneous equations?
A) None B) 4 C) 2 D) 1
Ans: B Difficulty Level: Hard Section Objectives: Absolute value

12. Write the set as an interval or as the union of two intervals.

x : x  4
Ans: (-4, 4)
Difficulty Level: Easy Section Objectives: Interval notation

13. Write the set as an interval or as the union of two intervals.

x : x 13  8
Ans: [5, 21]
Difficulty Level: Medium Section Objectives: Interval notation

14. Write the set as an interval or as the union of two intervals.

x : x  5
Ans:  ,  5  5,  
Difficulty Level: Medium Section Objectives: Union of Intervals

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15. Write the set as an interval or as the union of two intervals.

x : 15x 17  17
 34 
Ans:  0, 
 15 
Difficulty Level: Hard Section Objectives: Interval notation

16. Which of the following sets corresponds to the interval [1, 9]?
I  x : x  5  4
II x : x  3  6
III x : 5  x  4
A) I B) II C) I and III D) I, II, and III
Ans: C Difficulty Level: Hard Section Objectives: Absolute value

17. Write the intersection as a single interval.

 2, 7   5, 11
Ans: [5, 7)
Difficulty Level: Medium Section Objectives: Intersection of intervals

18. Write the intersection as a single interval.

 1, 21   9, 23
Ans: (9, 21]
Difficulty Level: Medium Section Objectives: Intersection of intervals

19. Which of the following alternatives corresponds to the interval (2, 9]?
A)  2,    , 9 C)  2,     , 4
B)  2,     , 10 D)  2,     , 9
Ans: D Difficulty Level: Medium Section Objectives: Intersection of intervals

20. Which of the following intersections corresponds to the interval [–1, 5)?
I  , 5   –1, 9
II  , 5   –1,  
III  , 4   –1, 9
A) I B) II C) I and II D) II and III
Ans: C Difficulty Level: Medium Section Objectives: Intersection of intervals

21. Find all numbers with absolute value 6.

Ans: 6 and –6
Difficulty Level: Easy Section Objectives: Absolute value

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22. Evaluate –4  –9
Ans: –5
Difficulty Level: Easy Section Objectives: Absolute value

23. Find all numbers x satisfying the equation. If there is more than one answer, enter the
largest one first and separate them by commas.
x 8  x 8
Ans: x > 8
Difficulty Level: Medium Section Objectives: Absolute value

24. Find all numbers x satisfying the equation. If there is more than one answer, enter the
largest one first and separate them by commas.
x  x5
5
Ans: 
2
Difficulty Level: Medium Section Objectives: Absolute value

25. Find all numbers x satisfying the equation. If there is more than one answer, enter the
largest one first and separate them by commas.
x7  x9
Ans: –1
Difficulty Level: Medium Section Objectives: Absolute value

26. Find all numbers x satisfying the inequality. Give your solution in interval notation.
5x  1
7
x4
 29 
Ans:  , 4   ,  
 2 
Difficulty Level: Hard Section Objectives: Inequality

27. Find all numbers x satisfying the inequality. Give your solution in interval notation.
7x  5
1
x4
1 9
Ans:  , 
8 6
Difficulty Level: Hard Section Objectives: Absolute value

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