3 Linear Inequalities in One Unknown

Solutions (Enhanced)
7. (a)
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1. (a) a < 100 (b) b ≥ −13

(b) The greatest integer that satisfies the inequality
(c) c > −3 (d) d≤5 x ≤ −2.5 is −3.

2. (a) V > 450 (b) m ≤ 48 8. (a)

(c) w ≥ 25 (d) x < 11

3. (a) −8, −6, −2, −1, 0

(b) ∵ 80 = 8.944...
(b) −8, 0, 2, 6, 9 ∴ The smallest even number that satisfies the

1 inequality x  80 is 10.
(c) − , 1, 2, 3, 4
6
Enhanced Worksheet 3.2
4
(d) −6, −2, −1, 1, 1. (a) <
3
(b) ≥
4. (a)
(c) ∵ e > 3 and 3 > f
0 2 ∴ e>f
i.e. f < e
(b)
(d) ∵ −8 ≤ g and g ≤ h
∴ −8 ≤ h
0 3 i.e. h  − 8

5. (a) ∵ 13 ≤ x can be written as x ≥ 13. (e) ∵ 4 ≤ m and n ≤ 4

∴ The required graphical representation is: i.e. n ≤ 4 and 4 ≤ m
∴ n  m

(f) ∵ 1 > p and q > 1

0 13
i.e. p < 1 and 1 < q
∴ p  q
1 1
(b) ∵ −
 x can be written as x  − .
6 6 2. (a) ∵ r6
∴ The required graphical representation is: r +1  6 +1
∴ r +1  7

1 0 (b) ∵ s  −9
−
6 s − 3  −9 − 3
∴ s − 3  − 12

6. (a) (c) ∵ 8u

8−4  u −4
−5 0 ∴ 4  u−4

(b) The negative integers that satisfy the inequality (d) ∵ −12  t
x > −5 are −4, −3, −2 and −1. − 12 + 5  t + 5
∴ −7  t + 5

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(e) ∵ v  −3 (d) 
v + 3  −3 + 3 ∵ p  q and x > 0
∴ v +3 0 ∴ px  qx
i.e. 0  v+3 − px  − qx
i.e. − qx  − px
(f) ∵ 11  w
11 − 6  w − 6 (e) 
∴ 5  w−6 ∵ p  q and x > 0
i.e. w − 6  5 ∴
p q

x x
3. (a) ∵ b4
(f) ✓
b 2  4 2
∵ p  q and x2 > 0
∴ 2b  8
∴ px 2  qx 2
(b) ∵ d 9
5. (a) ✓
d  (−3)  9  (−3) ∵ mn
∴ −3d  − 27 5m  5n
∴ 5m + 4  5n + 4
(c) ∵ f  −12
f − 12 (b) 

3 3 ∵ mn
f −9m  −9n
∴  −4
3 ∴ −9m − 11  −9n − 11

(d) ∵ 7k (c) ✓

7 k ∵ mn
 −m  −n
−7 −7
5−m 5−n
k
∴ −1  − ∴ 6(5 − m)  6(5 − n)
7

(e) ∵ v8 (d) 

∵ mn
v 8
 m n
4 4 
6 6
v
∴ 2 m n
4 ∴ −3 +  −3 +
6 6
v
i.e. 2 
4
Enhanced Worksheet 3.3
(f) ∵ 24  y
24 y 1. 1 − 3x  4
 1 − 3x − 1  4 − 1
− 12 − 12
y − 3x  3
∴ −2−
12 − 3x 3

y −3 −3
i.e. −  −2 ∴ x  −1
12

4. (a) 
∵ pq
∴ p+xq+x −1 0

(b) ✓
∵ pq
∴ p−xq−x

(c) ✓
∵ p  q and x > 0
∴ px  qx

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2. −11 + 4 x  −7 Alternative Solution
−11 + 4 x + 11  −7 + 11 32 − 9 x  2( x + 5)
4x  4 32 − 9 x  2 x + 10
4x 4 32 − 9 x − 10  2 x + 10 − 10

4 4 22 − 9 x  2 x
∴ x 1 22 − 9 x + 9 x  2 x + 9 x
22  11x
11x  22
11x 22
0 1 
11 11
∴ x2
3. 2 x + 3  17 − 5 x
2 x + 3 − 3  17 − 5 x − 3
2 x  14 − 5 x
2 x + 5 x  14 − 5 x + 5 x 0 2

7 x  14
2x +1
7 x 14
 6.  −5
7 7 3
∴ x2  2x +1 
3   3( −5)
 3 
2 x + 1  −15
2 x + 1 − 1  −15 − 1
0 2 2 x  −16
2 x − 16

4. 3(2 − x)  9 x 2 2
3(2 − x) 9 x ∴ x  −8

3 3
2 − x  3x
2 − x + x  3x + x
2  4x −8 0

4x  2
x
4x 2
 7.  3x + 7
4 4 −2
1  x 
∴ x − 2   −2(3 x + 7)
2  −2
x  −6 x − 14
x + 6 x  −6 x − 14 + 6 x
7 x  −14
0 1 7 x − 14
2

7 7
∴ x  −2
5. 32 − 9 x  2( x + 5)
32 − 9 x  2 x + 10
32 − 9 x − 32  2 x + 10 − 32
−2 0
− 9 x  2 x − 22
− 9 x − 2 x  2 x − 22 − 2 x
− 11x  −22
− 11x − 22

− 11 − 11
∴ x2

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x 5x 11. Let x be the smallest number. Then, the other two numbers
8.  −7 are x + 2 and x + 4.
4 6
x + ( x + 2) + ( x + 4)  246
x  5x 
12   12 − 7 3x + 6  246
4  6 
3 x  10 x − 84 3x  240
3 x − 10 x  10 x − 84 − 10 x x  80
∵ x is an odd number.
− 7 x  −84
∴ The smallest possible value of the smallest number is
− 7 x − 84
 81.
−7 −7
∴ x  12 12. Let x be the number of female passengers in the minibus.
Then, the number of male passengers in the minibus is 2x.
x + 2 x  19
3 x  19
0 12 3 x 19

3 3
1
1 − 3x x6
9.  2+ x 3
5
∴ The maximum number of female passengers in the
 1 − 3x 
5   5(2 + x) minibus is 6.
 5 
1 − 3 x  10 + 5 x 13. P>0
1 − 3x − 1  10 + 5 x − 1 x
− 80  0
− 3x  9 + 5 x 2
x
− 3x − 5 x  9 + 5 x − 5 x  80
2
− 8x  9
x
− 8x 9 2   2(80)
 2
−8 −8
x  160
9
∴ x− ∴ The smallest possible integer that satisfies the
8
inequality is 161.
∴ At least 161 apples must be sold in order to make a
profit.

9 0 14. Let x be the number of $10 coins in the box.

−
8 40(2) + x(10)  225
80 + 10 x  225
80 + 10 x − 80  225 − 80
x + 1 2x
10. (a) −  −2 10 x  145
4 3
10 x 145
 x + 1 2x  
12  −   12( −2) 10 10
 4 3 
x  14.5
3( x + 1) − 4(2 x)  −24
∴ The maximum number of $10 coins is 14.
3 x + 3 − 8 x  −24
−5 x + 3  −24 15. Let x km/h be the travelling speed of the boat from
−5 x + 3 − 3  −24 − 3 island A to island B.
Then, its travelling speed from island B to island C is
−5 x  −27 (x − 1) km/h.
−5 x −27 x  2 + ( x − 1)  3  350

−5 −5 2 x + 3 x − 3  350
27
∴ x 5 x − 3  350
5
5 x  353
Graphical representation:
353
x
5
3
x  70
5
∴ The maximum travelling speed of the boat from
(b) The positive integers that satisfy the inequality are 1, island A to island B cannot be 75 km/h.
2, 3, 4 and 5.

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