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The document provides instructions on solving linear inequalities, including the rules for manipulating inequality signs and methods for graphing solutions. It includes various exercises that require writing and solving inequalities based on given scenarios, such as production constraints and resource limitations. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of identifying the feasible region on a graph and finding integer solutions to the inequalities.
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The document provides instructions on solving linear inequalities, including the rules for manipulating inequality signs and methods for graphing solutions. It includes various exercises that require writing and solving inequalities based on given scenarios, such as production constraints and resource limitations. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of identifying the feasible region on a graph and finding integer solutions to the inequalities.
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Fory x1: draw theline y= 1 (lid)
‘The required region is below the line 50 shade above the line.
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Plot the points (0,3), (4,3) and (4, 0) on a graph and join the points
to make a triangle.
‘Write down the theee inequalities that define the region inside
the rangle.
List all the points inside che triangle chat have integer
coordinates.
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‘A-company plans to make two types of chair.
‘The machine time and caftsman’s time needed for each type of chair
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‘The company has 30 hours of machine time and 32 hours of raftsman's time avaiable.
‘The company wants to make at least 2 of chair A and a least 6 of chair B,
Lethe the number of chair Aand y be the number of chair B.
‘Write down four inequalities in xan y
Represent these four inequalities ona graph.
Whar isthe largest numberof type A char that can be made?
“Machine time gives 2x +3730
CCaafsman'stime gives 4x +2y 32 (hit simplifies to 2 + £16)
Number ofchairA gives x22
Number of chair B gives 726
‘The boundary lines 2x + 3y = 30, 2x+ y= 16,x*2 and y = 6 need to be drawn.
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‘Accar park has space for x cars and y motorcycles
‘The car park hasan area of 900m.
Each car needs 15m of space and each motorcycle needs 3m of space.
‘There must be space for at least 40 cars.
“There must be space for at least 20 motorcycles.
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‘Explain why 5x + y $300
‘Weite down rwo more inequalities in and y.
Represent these chree inequalities on a graph.
‘What isthe largest possible number of cars in the car park?
Petra works in a hotel during the school holidays.
Tn one week she spends x hours cleaning rooms and y hours waitressing
She spends no more than 15 hours working
She spends at leas 6 hours waitessiog
She spends atleast ece t much time waitessng as she does cleaning,
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Write down three inequalities in x andy.
Represent these three inequalities on a graph,
‘What isthe largest possible number of hours she can spend cleaning rooms?
[A builder plans to build some executive homes and some standard homes.
He has 9000? of land available
He builds x executive homes and y sandard homes
Each executive home requires 400m of land and each standard home requires 200m’ of lan.
‘The number of standard homes is tobe less than the number
of executive homes,
‘There must be at least 10 standard homes
Explain why 2x + y < 45
‘Write down two more inequalities in x andy.
Represent these three inequalities on a graph,
‘What isthe largest possible number of executive homes
that can be built?
A school trip is planned for 100 students
‘The sehool uses x type A manibuses and y type B minibuses co eransport the students
‘The eype A minibus can carry 16 students and che type B minibus can carry 10 students.
‘The school wishes to use no more than eight minibuses.
‘The school wishes to use a least one type A minibus.
‘The school wishes couse at least chree type B minibuses.
Explain why 8x + Sy 2 50
‘Write down three more inequalties in x and y
Represent these four inequalities ona graph.
‘What isthe largest possible nurnber of type A minibus that can be used?
vnersoomin SB ‘An aircraft ha 30 firs lass seats available and 220 economy clas seats avaiable.
‘A Gis clas seat costs $240 and an economy class sea costs $120.
‘Afligh willbe cancelled ifthe money taken for che seats es than $28 800
Let= the number of firs clas seat old and y = the numberof economy cat seats sold
Write down three inequalities in x and y
1b Represent these three inequalities on a gap.
Whats the minimam numberof seats tobe sold forthe Bight not to be cancelled?
a Fireclasseate 230
Economy class seats $220
Money taken | 240s + 12072 28800 divide by 120 co simplify the inequality
2x +2240
‘The three inequalities are xs 30, y $220 and 2x + y 2240.
b The boundary lines x = 30, y= 220 and 2+ y= 240 need to be drawn,
“To draw the line 2x + y= 240 substitute x= 0 and y = 0 into the equation to find the
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Lara wants to make at least 50 small cakes and at least 40 biscuits.
Let x be the number of small cakes and y be che numberof biscuits made.
1a Write down four inequalities in x and y.
> Represent these four inequalities ona graph. wocccess
‘2 Lara sells each cake for $1.50 and each biscuit for $1 1 Keyworps |
Calculate the largest possible amount of money chat Lara cam | near programming 1
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