The document discusses different types of inequalities and how to solve them. It covers:
- Inequality signs such as <, ≤, >, ≥ and their meanings
- Graphing rules for inequalities based on their signs
- Solving one-step inequalities algebraically by applying properties of inequalities
- A special case where the sign switches when multiplying or dividing by a negative number
- Inequalities involving absolute values and considering two cases
- Solving quadratic inequalities by using boundary numbers
The document discusses different types of inequalities and how to solve them. It covers:
- Inequality signs such as <, ≤, >, ≥ and their meanings
- Graphing rules for inequalities based on their signs
- Solving one-step inequalities algebraically by applying properties of inequalities
- A special case where the sign switches when multiplying or dividing by a negative number
- Inequalities involving absolute values and considering two cases
- Solving quadratic inequalities by using boundary numbers
The document discusses different types of inequalities and how to solve them. It covers:
- Inequality signs such as <, ≤, >, ≥ and their meanings
- Graphing rules for inequalities based on their signs
- Solving one-step inequalities algebraically by applying properties of inequalities
- A special case where the sign switches when multiplying or dividing by a negative number
- Inequalities involving absolute values and considering two cases
- Solving quadratic inequalities by using boundary numbers
The document discusses different types of inequalities and how to solve them. It covers:
- Inequality signs such as <, ≤, >, ≥ and their meanings
- Graphing rules for inequalities based on their signs
- Solving one-step inequalities algebraically by applying properties of inequalities
- A special case where the sign switches when multiplying or dividing by a negative number
- Inequalities involving absolute values and considering two cases
- Solving quadratic inequalities by using boundary numbers
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Solving Inequalities
Inequality Signs
An inequality is like an equation, but
instead of an equal sign (=) it has one of these signs: < : less than ≤ : less than or equal to > : greater than ≥ : greater than or equal to “x < 5”
means that whatever value x has,
it must be less than 5.
What could x be?
“x ≥ -2”
means that whatever value x has,
it must be greater than or equal to -2.
What could x be?
Graphing Rules
Symbol Circle Direction
of Arrow < Open Left > Open Right ≤ Closed Left
≥ Closed Right Examples: x<5
x > -2
x ≤ -8
x≥4 You Try: x < -6
x>2
x≤0
x ≥ -7 Linear Inequalities
Linear inequalities in one unknown
is solved much the same manner as equations are solved. They can be solved algebraically or geometrically using the properties of solving inequalities. Solving One-Step Inequalities
x 9 5 Solving One-Step Inequalities
x6 7 Solving One-Step Inequalities
3 x 5 Solving Inequalities!
There are only 2 things you need to know…
1.) If you multiply or divide by a negative number you must switch the sign. -7x < 21 -7 -7 Dividing by a x > -3 negative means switch the sign!! 2.) You will graph your solutions. Special Case 1: Switching the Signs
When solving inequalities, if you multiply or
divide by a negative you must switch the signs.
Switching the signs:
Less than becomes Greater than < switches to > Greater than becomes Less than > switches to < Less than or equal to becomes Greater than or equal to
≤ switches to ≥ Greater than or equal to becomes Less than or equal to
≥ switches to ≤ Division Property for Inequalities Caution! Dividing by a negative number
5x 20 Same if multiplying?
Notice: Sign 5 x 20 CHANGED 5 5 x 4 Multiplication Property for Inequalities Caution! When you YES multiply by a negative number… -x > 2 ! 5 …the sign CHANGES
(-5 )-x > 2(-5) x < -10
1 5 Solving One-Step Inequalities
Let’s try some on our
own …… ready? Solving One-Step Inequalities
3x 15 Solving One-Step Inequalities
−4 − 5v < −29 Solving One-Step Inequalities
−1 + 4x ≤ 31 Solving One-Step Inequalities
BOARD WORK
Inequalities involving absolute value In the previous section we solved equations that don’t contained absolute values. In this section we want to look at inequalities that contain absolute values. We will need to examine two separate cases Inequalities involving absolute value Case 1. Inequalities Involving < and ≤ As we did with equations let’s start off by looking at a fairly simple case.
This says that no matter what p is it must have a
distance of no more than 4 from the origin. This means that p must be somewhere in the range, Inequalities involving absolute value In general, we have the following formulas to use here,
Notice that this does require b to be positive
just as we did with equations. example Inequalities involving absolute value Case 2. Inequalities Involving > and ≥ Once again let’s start off with a simple number example.
This says that whatever p is it must be at least a
distance of 4 from the origin and so p must be in one of the following two ranges, Inequalities involving absolute value In general, we have the following formulas to use here,
Notice that this does require b to be positive
just as we did with equations. example Quadratic Inequalities
If we replace the equality symbol by an
inequality in a quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, we will obtain a quadratic inequality.
In as much as we know how to solve quadratic
equations, we will use the method of boundary numbers to solve quadratic inequalities. Example We will use TWO CASES to solve the general solution set
