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Solving Inequalities

The document provides examples for solving various types of inequalities including: 1) Linear inequalities involving one variable such as x - 1 ≤ 0. 2) Inequalities with absolute values such as |x - 1| ≤ 2. 3) Quadratic inequalities which require sketching the graph of the quadratic function such as x^2 - x - 1 ≤ 3. 4) Examples are worked through step-by-step and the answers are written in interval notation.

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Solving Inequalities

The document provides examples for solving various types of inequalities including: 1) Linear inequalities involving one variable such as x - 1 ≤ 0. 2) Inequalities with absolute values such as |x - 1| ≤ 2. 3) Quadratic inequalities which require sketching the graph of the quadratic function such as x^2 - x - 1 ≤ 3. 4) Examples are worked through step-by-step and the answers are written in interval notation.

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WTW 158 - FIRST SEMESTER 2011 Sample problems - solving inequalities Solve the following inequalities and write

your answer in interval notation  Solving inequalities of the form Example 1 Solve x 2 2x 3 Solution fx gx  0 or fx gx  0 or...

1 and write your answer in interval notation

x 2 1 2x 3 1 0 x 2 2x 3 0 x 2 2x  3 2x 3 x1 0 2x 3 x  1 0 and 2x 3  0 or x  1 0 and 2x x 1 and x  3 or x 1 and x  3 2 2 3 or x 1 x  2 x , 1 3 , 2  Solving inequalities with absolute values Example 2 |x 1|  2 1|  2 12 Solution (Remember, you must use Theorem 6 on p A7) |x 2x x

30

1x3 1, 3

Example 3 |2 3x| 4 Solution (Remember, you must use Theorem 6 on p A7) |2 3x| 3x 4 4 or 2 3x 4 2 or 3x 6 2 or x 2 3 2 3x x

wtw158 - sample answers - inequalities

, 2 2, 3

The property on p A6, |x| 0 for all x, is VERY IMPORTANT. We use this property so solve the following 3 inequalities. Example 4 |x 2 1|  2 Solution |x 2 1|  2 x zero. |x 2 1|  2 x R as the absolute value of any number is always positive or equal to ,

Example 5 |x  71|  2 Solution We can see that no real number will satisfy the inequality. |x  71|  2 x   is the symbol for the empty set,   Example 6 |x 2 9|  0 Solution |x 2 9|  0 9| 9 9 3 and x 3x , 3 3, 3 3,  R\ 3, 3 0 . 0 using 4 of Theorem 6 on p A7. |x 2 x2 x2 x

 Solving quadratic inequalities You must use a graph to solve a quadratic inequality/ Solve and write your answer in interval-notation. Example 7 x2  x  1  3 Solution x2  x  1  3 x2  x 20 x 1 x2  0 Now sketch the graph of y  x 1 x2

wtw158 - sample answers - inequalities

-3

-2

-1

Using the graph: x 1 x  2  0 x  2 or x  1 x , 2 1,

Example 8 4 x2  0 x2 Solution 4 x
2

x2  0 4

x 2  0 and x 2 0

0 (because x 2

0 for all x

x 2  x  0 and x 2

Now sketch the graph of y  2

x 2x

-2

Using the graph: 2 x x x 2  x  0 and x 2 2, 2 and x 2 2, 2 0, 2 0 0

wtw158 - sample answers - inequalities

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