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Linear Inequalities: Paper 1

This document discusses several word problems involving linear inequalities. It provides examples of linear inequalities with one or two variables, and asks the reader to determine the possible values of the variables based on the given constraints. It also defines several range comparisons using variables m, n, p, q, and k.

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Linear Inequalities: Paper 1

This document discusses several word problems involving linear inequalities. It provides examples of linear inequalities with one or two variables, and asks the reader to determine the possible values of the variables based on the given constraints. It also defines several range comparisons using variables m, n, p, q, and k.

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Linear Inequalities

Paper 1

8. 5 h < 2
5
<2+h
5 2 < h
3
<h

1. 1 < x , 3
Answer: D

2. 4 , x < 2

Answer: A

Answer: B

3. x + 1 < 4
x < 4 1
x < 3
x is a positive integer.
Hence, x = 1, 2, 3

Paper 1
1. 2 x > 4 and 2x + 1 . 3
2 + 4 > x
2x . 3 1
6
> x
2x . 2

x . 1

Answer: D

4. 2x 1 , 9
2x , 9 + 1
2x , 10
10
x ,
2
x , 5
x is a positive integer.
Hence, x = 1, 2, 3, 4

2 1 0

2. 2x 1 > 15
2x > 15 + 1
16
x >
2
x > 8

5.
1

Answer: C

Answer: C


Answer: B

4x
, 16
3
4x , 16 3
48
x ,
4
x , 12

and

x = 1, 0, 1, 2

10

11

12

x = 8, 9, 10, 11

6. 3m 1 . 11
3m . 11 + 1
3m . 12
12
m .
3
m . 4

Answer: C
3. 3 < x , 8

Answer: A

and

1 y , 5
1 5 , y

4 , y

Maximum value of x y
= Maximum value of x Minimum value of y
= 7 (3)
= 10

p
7. . 3
2
p . 2 3
p . 6

Answer: C

Answer: C

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Mathematics SPM Chapter 5

2
x > 4 and
3
2x > 12
x > 6

4. 4 3x , 16
4
, 16 + 3x
4 16 , 3x
12
, 3x
12

, x
3
4
,x

x = 3, 2, 1,

8.

2 + x , 10
x , 10 2
x , 8


x = 6, 7

Answer: A

Answer: B

5.
1 > 3n + 4
2
n
1 4 > 3n
2
6n
n
5
>
2
2
5n
5
>
2
5 2 > 5n
10
> n
5
2
>n

x
1
9. + 2 . x and

(x 1) < x
2
3
x 1 < x 3
x
2
. x
x 1 < 3x
2
1
< 3x x
2x
x
2
.
1
< 2x
2
2
1
x


<
x
2
.
2
2
2 2 . x
4
.x

Answer: D

1
6. x , 2
2
x , 4

and

x = 0, 1, 2, 3

2 5x < 7
2 7 < 5x
5
< 5x
1
<x

Answer: A

Paper 1
1

1. 2x + 3 > 3
and
2x > 3 3
6
x >
2
x > 3

The integers are 1, 0, 1, 2, and 3.


Answer: C

2 x > 0
2 > x

7. 3(x + 5) < 2x

3x + 15 < 2x
3x + 2x < 15

5x < 15
15

x <
5

x < 3

x = 3, 2, 1, 0, 1, 2
Answer: A

Answer: D

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2. 8 e < 6
8 6 < e
2
<e

and

3(e 6) , 12 2e
3e 18 , 12 2e
3e + 2e , 12 + 18
5e , 30
30
e ,
5
e , 6

Mathematics SPM Chapter 5

7. 2 + t , 9
t , 9 2
t , 7

e = 2, 3, 4, 5

7 4t < 3
7 3 < 4t
4
< 4t
1
<t

and

Hence, 1 < t , 7

Answer: C

Answer: D

3. 2k < 8 + k and
2k k < 8
k < 8

k
> 1

2
k > 1 2
k > 2

h
8. Given 3 > h . 1 ,
3

h
h . 1
3
h
h + . 1
3
4h
. 1

3
4h . 1 3
3
h .
4
then 3 > h and

Hence, 2 < k < 8


Answer: D
4. Given 4 , 3x 11 < 16
then 4 , 3x 11
4 + 11 , 3x
15
, x
3
5
,x

and

3x 11 < 16
3x < 16 + 11
27
x <
3
x < 9

3 1

h = 1, 2, 3
5

Answer: A

x = 6, 7, 8, 9

9. 2m 1 , 2
2m , 2 + 1
2m , 3
3
m ,
2

Answer: A
x
5. Given 1 , 1 < 2
2
x
x
then 1 , 1 and 1 < 2
2
2
x
x
1 2 <
1 , 1
2
2
x
x
1
<


, 1 + 1
2
2
2
<x
x , 4

and

m > 3

1
3 2
2

m = 3, 2, 1, 0, 1
Answer: C

1
10. x < 2
3
x < 2 3
x < 6

x = 2, 1, 0, 1, 2, 3
Answer: C
6. 7 w < 2
7 2 < w
5
<w

and

Hence, 5 < w , 9

3w 27 , 0
3w , 27
27
w ,
3
w , 9

and

5 3x , 8
5 8 , 3x
3
, 3x
3
, x
3
1
,x

Hence, 1 , x < 6
Answer: C

Answer: B

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Mathematics SPM Chapter 5

2
11. x . 2
5
2x . 2 5
10
x .
2
x . 5

and

13.
k 3 < 11
k < 11 + 3
k < 14

3 + 4x < 15
4x < 15 3
12
x <
4
x < 3

3
Hence, < k < 14
2
Compare with m < k < n.
3
Therefore, m = , n = 14
2
Answer: D

Hence, 5 , x < 3
Answer: D
12. 7 2p .
7 + 4 .
11
.
2
1
5 .
2

4
2p

2p
. 2
3
2p . 2 3
6
p .
2
p . 3

and

p
p

1
5
2

2k + 5 > 8
2k > 8 5
3
k >
2

14. Given 1 + y < 9 y , 2y + 6


then 1 + y < 9 y
y + y < 9 1
2y < 8
8
y <
2
y < 4

and

Hence, 1 , y < 4

Compare with p , y < q.


Therefore, p = 1, q = 4

p = 4, 5

Answer: C

Answer: A

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and

9 y , 2y + 6
9 6 , 2y + y
3
, 3y
3
, y
3
1
,y

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