INEQUALITIES
1. Solve the following equations:
2 x−3 4x 3( x−2) 5(2−x )
+9≥3+ ≥
(i) 4 3 (ii) 5 3
2. Solve the following
(i) |x| =5 (ii) |x| =−5 (iii) |x|<5
(iv) |x| <−5 (v) |x| >−5 (vi) |x| > 5
3. Solve for x where,
(i) f ( x ) = |x| ≥0 (ii) f ( x )=|x| >0
4. Solve |x−1| ≤ 2 5. Solve |x−3| <5
6. Solve 1≤|x−1| ≤ 3 7. Solve |x−1| ≤5 , |x| ≥2
2
| |>1 , x≠4
8. Solve x−4 9. Solve |x−1|+|x−2| ≥4
10. Find the interval in which f(x) is positive or negative, f ( x )=(x −1)( x−2 )(x −3)
( x−1 )(2−x )
f ( x )= ≥0
11. Solve ( x−3 )
(2 x−1)( x−1 )2 ( x−2 )3
f ( x )= >0
12. Find the value of x for which, ( x−4 )4
( x−2 )2 (1−x )(x −3)3 ( x−4 )2
f ( x )= ≤0
Find the values of x for which ( x+1)
13.
|x|−1
≥0 , x ∈ R , x≠±2
14. Solve: |x|−2
−1 |x +3|+ x
≥1 , where x ∈ R , x≠±2 >1
15. Solve: |x|−2 16. Solve x +2
17. Solution of inequality |x−1|<0 is:
(a) x = 0 (b) x = 1 (c) x ¿ 1 (d) no solution
18. Solution of inequality x 2 + x +|x|+1≤0 is:
(a) (1, 2) (b) (0, 1) (c) no solution (d) None of these
19. Solution of inequality |x +3| > |2 x−1| is :
(a)
2
3(
− ,4 ) (b) (4 , ∞ ) (c)
( 2
− ,1
3 ) (d) none of these.
1
|x + | <4
20. Solution of inequality x is
(a) (2− √3 , 2+√ 3)∪(−2−√ 3 ,−2+ √3 ) (b) R−( 2−√ 3 , 2+ √3 )
(c) R−(−2,−√ 3,2+ √3) (d) none of these
2
21. The solution of |x +3 x|+ x 2−2≥0 is:
2 1
(−∞ , − ]∪[ , ∞ )
(a) (−∞ , 1) (b) (0 , 1 ) (c) 3 2 (d) None of these
The solution of 2 +2 ≥2 √ 2 is:
x |x|
22.
(a)
(−∞ ,log 2 ( √ 2+1)) (b) (0 , ∞ )
(c)
( 12 ,log ( √2−1))
2
(d)
1
(−∞ ,log 2 ( √ 2−1 )]∪[ , ∞ )
2
Answer Key:
63
x ∈(−∞ , ]
1(i). 10 (ii). x ∈[ 2 , ∞ ]
2.(i) x=±5 (ii) no solution (iii) −5< x <5 (iv) no solution (v) x ∈ R (vi) x > 5 & x < - 5
3.(i) x ∈ R (ii) x ∈ R− { 0 }
x ∈ [ −1 , 3 ] 5. x ∈(−2 , 8 ) 6. x ∈ [ −2 , 0 ]∪[ 2, 4 ]
4.
7. x ∈[−4 , −2]∪[2 , 6 ] 1
]∪[ 7 2 , ∞ )
8. x ∈(2 , 4 )∪(4 , 6 ) 9. x ∈(−∞ ,− 2
10. f ( x )>0 when 1< x <2 ∧ x >3 , f ( x )<0 when x <1 ∧ 2< x <3
x∈(−∞ , 1 ]∪[ 2 , 3 ) 12. x ∈ (−∞ , )∪( 2 ,
1
2 ∞ )− { 4 }
11.
x∈(−1 , 1 ]∪[ 3 , ∞ ) 14. x ∈(−∞ ,−2 )∪[−1 , 1 ]∪(2 , ∞ )
13.
15. x ∈(−2 , −1]∪[1 , 2 ) 16. x ∈(−5 , −2 )∪(−1 , ∞ ) 17.(d)
18.(c) 19.(a) 20.(a)
21.(c) 22.(d)
