UNIT 26 Solving Inequalities: Student Text Answers

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Student Text UNIT 26 Solving Inequalities

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26.1 Inequalties on a Number Line

1.

(a)

(b)

(e)

(f)

(i)

(j)

(c)

(g)
(k)

(d)

(h)

(l)

(a) x < 1

(b) x 2

(c) x 1

(e) x > 3

(f) 2 < x 2

(g) 1 < x < 3

(h) 1 < x 3

(c) 2, 3, 4

(d) 4, 5

(c) 1, 0

(d) 4 , 3

(i)

4 x < 1

(j)

5 x < 10

3.

(a)

30

70

(b) 30 V 70

4.

(a)

1.2

3.4

(b) 1.2 x 3.4

5.

(a) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

6.

(a) 1, 0, 1

7.

(a)

8.

3 , 2 , 1, 0, 1

3
, etc
4

(b) 4, 5, 6

(b) 5 , 4 , 3 , 2
(b)

(d) 2 x 2

1
, etc
3

(c)

5
, etc
12

(d)

1
, etc
4

26.2 Solution of Linear Inequalities

1.

(a) x 3

(b) x > 7
7

(e) x < 5

(a) x < 7

(i)

1
2

(b) x 3

(d) x

(h) x > 2

x>

6
7

(g) x 6

x4

(j)

x3

(k) x < 3

2
3

(c) x 4

(f)

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1
2

4
5

(e) x <

(d) x 2
5

(f)

2.

(c) x < 5

1
5

(l)

x3

1
3

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Student Text UNIT 26 Solving Inequalities

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26.2
3.

(a) 1 < x 3
0

(b) 2 x < 5
0

(c) 1 x < 5

(d) 2 < x < 6

(e) 5 x 1

2
3
6

1 23
(f) 2 x < 3
3

4.

4
5
1
15
x
(d)
2
8

(a) 1 < x

(b) 2 x <

9
2

(e) 1 x

(c)
3
4

1
2
<x<
3
3

(f) 1 < x < 6

5.

(b) 50 4 x 20 120 (c) 18 x 35 (rounded to 18 as you cannot have 17.5 haircuts)

6.

(a) 200 m 320

7.

(a) 50 C 90

8.

15

9.

(a) 1, 0, 1, 2 and 3

10.

(a) (i)

5k
320
8
(b) C = 0.1n + 10

(c) 320 k 512

(b) 200

(c) 400 n 800

5
1
C 21
9
9
(b) 17, 18, 19, 20 or 21

4 , 3 , 2 , 1, 0 and 1

(b) 10 x < 20

(ii) 16

26.3 Inequalities Involving Quadratic Terms

1.

(a) 1 x 1

(b) x 2 or x 2

(c) x 5 or x 5

(d) 7 < x < 7

(e) x > 6 or x < 6

(f)

x > 2 or x < 2

(i)

x 1.5 or x 1.5

(g) x 2.5 or x 2.5 (h) 0.5 < x < 0.5

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Student Text UNIT 26 Solving Inequalities

26.3

2.

(a) x 4 or x 4
1
<x<
2
1
(g) x
3

(d)

1
2
1
3

(e) x

(c) 5 < x < 5

2
2
or x
3
3

2
2
or x
5
5

(f)

(h) 3 < x < 3

(i)

x 10 or x 10

(k) x 3 or x 3

(l)

(a) x 2 or x 3

(b) 2 x 5

1
1
x
2
2
(c) x > 5 or x < 0

(d) 0 x 6

(e) 2 < x < 5

(f)

(j)
3.

(b) x 2 or x 2

Answers

2 < x < 2

(g) x 1 or x

1
2

(h) 2 x

4.

9 x 2 16 ;

5.

(a) A = 8 x 2

(b) 2 x 5

6.

(a) x < 2

(b) 1 < x < 1

7.

(b) x >

x > 3 or x < 4

3
2

3 x4

(c) 20

(d) 4

3 1
3 1
+
5 or x <
5
2 2
2 2

26.4 Graphical Approach to Inequalities

1.

(a)

-6

-4

-2

-4

-2

-6

-4

-2

-4

-2

-6

-4

-2

-2

-2

-4

-4

-4

-6

-6

-6

(e)

-6

-4

-2

-6

-4

-2

-2

-2

-2

-4

-4

-4

-6

-6

-6

(h)

(i)

y
6

-6

-4

-2

-6

-4

-2

-2

-2

-2

-4

-4

-4

-6

-6

-6

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(f)

(g)

-6

-2

-6

(c)

(d)

(b)

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UNIT 26 Solving Inequalities: Student Text Answers

Student Text UNIT 26 Solving Inequalities

y

26.4

(j)

2.

-4

(k)

-6

Answers

(l)

-2

-6

-4

-2

-6

-4

-2

-2

-4

-4

-4

-6

-6

-6

(ii) y x + 1

(b) (i)

y = 2x

(ii) y > 2 x

(c) (i)

x+y=5

(ii) x + y 5

(d) (i)

x+y=4

(ii) x + y > 4

(e) (i)

y=x+2

(ii) y x + 2

(f) (i)

y = x 1

(ii) y < x 1

(a)

(b)

(a)

2
2

(b)

3 x + y5

y = x2

y x2

10

10

8
8

y = x2 + 1

6
6

y = x2 1

2
-6

-4

x 2 1 < y < x 2 + 1
2

-2

-6

-2

-4

-2

-2

26.5 Dealing With More Than One Inequality

1.

y = x +1

4.

(a) (i)

3.

-2

-2

(a)

(b)

6
4
3

3
2
1

-3 -2 -1 0
-1

1
0

-2
-3
-4

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x < 7

y 1

x 4

y < 8

6 7

UNIT 26 Solving Inequalities: Student Text Answers

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Student Text UNIT 26 Solving Inequalities

26.5

(c)

5
4
3

(d)

x 2

y 4

Answers
6
5

x + y 2

y < 6

4
3

1
-3 -2 -1 0
-1

-4 -3 -2 -1 0
-1

-2

-2

-3

-3

-4

-4

(e)

(f)

x y

x > 1

1
-4 -3 -2 -1 0
-1

-4 -3 -2 -1 0
-1

x + y 4

x + y > 1

-2
-3
-4

-2
-3
-4

(g)

(h)

y 2 x

y x + 2

5
4
3
2

y 2 x

y 3x

5
4
3
2
1

1
-4 -3 -2 -1 0
-1

-4 -3 -2 -1 0
-1

-2

-2

-3

-3

-4

-4

-5

-5

(i)

y x

y x + 3

4
3
2
1
-4 -3 -2 -1 0
-1

-2
-3
-4
-5

2.

(a)

(b)

5
4
3

5
4
3
2

1
4

x
1

Vertices: (2, 3), (2, 6)

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y 0

x 5
y x

y 2

y x + 1
y 3x

x
1

Vertices: (0, 0), (5, 5)

UNIT 26 Solving Inequalities: Student Text Answers

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Student Text UNIT 26 Solving Inequalities

26.5

(c)

Answers
y

(d)

x > 2

y 2 x + 3
y x 2

6
5
4
3

6
5
4
3
2

1
4

2 1

2 1

Vertices: ( 2 , 4 ), ( 2 , 1 )
(e)

2
1
2 1

1
4

2 1

x
1

Vertices: ( 2 , 4), (5, 4)

Vertices: (2, 1), (2, 5)

(a) x 1, y 2 , x + y 7

(b) x 5 , y 2 , y x + 2

(c) x 2 , y 6 , y x 1

(d) x 3, y 3 , y x + 1

(e) x 2 , y x 2 , y 2 x
x + y 3, y 2x 3, 2y x + 3
y

6
5
4

x 0

y 0
10 x + 8 y 40

3
2
1

x
1

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(c)

4.

(f)

3.

x
1

y 2 x + 1

y x 1
y 2

y > x 1

y > 2 x
y 4

x + y < 6

x > 2
y 3

(f)

Vertices: (2, 3), (3, 3)

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Student Text UNIT 26 Solving Inequalities

26.5

5.

x + y 12

(a) (i)
(b)

(ii) x 2

Answers

(iii) y 1

12
11
10
9
8

x + y 12

x 2
y 1

7
6
5
4
3
2
1

x
0

6.

x + y 30

(a) (i)
(c)

10

11

12

(ii) x 20

(iii) y 22

x 20

30

y 22
20

x + y 30

region
10

10

7.

20

30

(a) x + 2 y 10 , x + y 6 , x 0 , y 0
(b)

7
6
5
4
3
2
1

x
0

8.

10

(a) x = 6
(b) x 6 ;

9.

1
x + 5;
6

5
y x+5
8

(b) inner triangle

(c) 67 $2 tickets and 133 $3 tickets; $533

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(b) x 0 , y 0

UNIT 26 Solving Inequalities: Student Text Answers

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Student Text UNIT 26 Solving Inequalities

26.5

10.

(a) 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7

(b)

Answers

x=0

y = 2 x +1

y=x

1
0

11.

x+y=8

(a) x < 250 , x + y 300 , x 2 y

y

x 2y

(c) $1000
(d) 120

x + y 300

300
250
200
150
100
50
0

12.

50 100 150 200 250 300

x < 250

feasible
region

(a) 7 x + 5 y 350

(b) Number of small baskets must be less than or equal to 20.

Number of small baskets must be less than or equal to 35.
(c) See grid below.

y
70

y 4x
60
50
40

y 35

30
20

7 x + 5 y 350

10

10

20

30

40

(d) P = 2 x + 3 y
(e) x = 25, y = 35 and P = $155

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50

60

70

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Student Text UNIT 26 Solving Inequalities

26.5
13.

(a) 6 x + 2 y 18, 3 x + 3 y 21, 2 x + 4 y 16

(b)

y
12
10
8
feasible
region

6
4
2
0

10

12

2 x + 4 y 16
6 x + 2 y 18

3 x + 3 y 21

(c) I Xtravit and 6 Yeastalife

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