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Study Guide and Intervention Solving Compound Inequalities

This document is a study guide about solving compound inequalities. It provides examples of how to solve compound inequalities containing "and" or "or" and graph the solution sets. For inequalities containing "and", the solution set is the intersection of the graphs of the two inequalities. For inequalities containing "or", the solution set is the union of the graphs, which is found by graphing both inequalities on the same number line. The document also contains exercises for students to practice solving and graphing compound inequalities.

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Study Guide and Intervention Solving Compound Inequalities

This document is a study guide about solving compound inequalities. It provides examples of how to solve compound inequalities containing "and" or "or" and graph the solution sets. For inequalities containing "and", the solution set is the intersection of the graphs of the two inequalities. For inequalities containing "or", the solution set is the union of the graphs, which is found by graphing both inequalities on the same number line. The document also contains exercises for students to practice solving and graphing compound inequalities.

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NAME _____________________________________________ DATE ____________________________ PERIOD _____________

5-4 Study Guide and Intervention


Solving Compound Inequalities
Inequalities Containing and A compound inequality containing and is true only if both inequalities are true. The
graph of a compound inequality containing and is the intersection of the graphs of the two inequalities. Every solution of
the compound inequality must be a solution of both inequalities.

Example 1: Graph the solution set of x < 2 and x ≥ –1. Example 2: Solve –1 < x + 2 < 3.
Then graph the solution set.
Graph x < 2.
–1 < x + 2 and x+2<3
–1 – 2 < x + 2 – 2 x+2–2<3–2
Graph x ≥ –1. –3 < x x<1
Graph x > –3.
Find the intersection.
Graph x < 1.

The solution set is {x │ –1 ≤ x < 2}.


Find the intersection.

The solution set is {x │ –3 < x < 1}.


Exercises
Graph the solution set of each compound inequality.

1. b > –1 and b ≤ 3 2. 2 ≥ q ≥ –5 3. x > –3 and x ≤ 4

4. –2 ≤ p < 4 5. –3 < d and d < 2 6. –1 ≤ p ≤ 3

Solve each compound inequality. Then graph the solution set.

7. 4 < w + 3 ≤ 5 8. –3 ≤ p – 5 < 2

9. –4 < x + 2 ≤ –2 10. y – 1 < 2 and y + 2 ≥ 1

11. n – 2 > –3 and n + 4 < 6 12. d – 3 < 6d + 12 < 2d + 32

Chapter 5 23 Glencoe Algebra 1


NAME _____________________________________________ DATE ____________________________ PERIOD _____________

5-4 Study Guide and Intervention (continued)


Solving Compound Inequalities
Inequalities Containing or A compound inequality containing or is true if one or both of the inequalities are true. The
graph of a compound inequality containing or is the union of the graphs of the two inequalities. The union can be found
by graphing both inequalities on the same number line. A solution of the compound inequality is a solution of either
inequality, not necessarily both.

Example: Solve 2a + 1 < 11 or a > 3a + 2. Then graph the solution set.


2a + 1 < 11 or a > 3a + 2
2a + 1 – 1 < 11 – 1 a – 3a > 3a – 3a + 2
2a < 10 –2a > 2
2𝑎 10 −2𝑎 2
< <
2 2 −2 −2
a<5 a < –1
Graph a < 5.

Graph a < –1.

Find the union.

The solution set is {a │ a < 5}.

Exercises
Graph the solution set of each compound inequality.

1. b > 2 or b ≤ –3 2. 3 ≥ q or q ≤ 1 3. y ≤ –4 or y > 0

4. 4 ≤ p or p < 8 5. –3 < d or d < 2 6. –2 ≤ x or 3 ≤ x

Solve each compound inequality. Then graph the solution set.


7. 3 < 3w or 3w ≥ 9 8. –3p + 1 ≤ –11 or p < 2

9. 2x + 4 ≤ 6 or x ≥ 2x – 4 10. 2y + 2 < 12 or y – 3 ≥ 2y

1
11. 2n > –2 or 2n – 2 < 6 + n 12. 3a + 2 ≥ 5 or 7 + 3a < 2a + 6

Chapter 5 24 Glencoe Algebra 1

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