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    1. This document contains a tutorial sheet with 9 problems involving inequalities for a foundations mathematics and statistics course. The problems cover solving various types of inequalities including linear, absolute value, polynomial, rational, and word problems involving inequalities. 2. Students are asked to solve inequalities algebraically, express solutions using set-builder and number line notation, use interval notation, apply the critical value method to polynomial and rational inequalities, and determine domains for word problems involving areas and absolute value inequalities. 3. The tutorial sheet provides practice with a wide range of inequality solution techniques to help students strengthen their skills for solving inequalities, which is a fundamental area in mathematics.

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    1. This document contains a tutorial sheet with 9 problems involving inequalities for a foundations mathematics and statistics course. The problems cover solving various types of inequalities including linear, absolute value, polynomial, rational, and word problems involving inequalities. 2. Students are asked to solve inequalities algebraically, express solutions using set-builder and number line notation, use interval notation, apply the critical value method to polynomial and rational inequalities, and determine domains for word problems involving areas and absolute value inequalities. 3. The tutorial sheet provides practice with a wide range of inequality solution techniques to help students strengthen their skills for solving inequalities, which is a fundamental area in mathematics.

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    MUKUBA UNIVERSITY

    DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS


    MAT 150- FOUNDATION MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS FOR SCIENCE
    TUTORIAL SHEET 4: INEQUALITIES ATTEMPT ALL QUESTIONS

    1. Solve each of the following inequalities. Write the solution set using set builder notation, and
    the number line.
    (a) 2𝑥 + 3 < 11 (𝑏) 3𝑥 − 5 > 16 (𝑐) 𝑥 + 4 > 3𝑥 + 16 (𝑑) 5𝑥 + 6 < 2𝑥 + 1
    (𝑒) − 3(𝑥 + 2) ≤ 5𝑥 + 7 (𝑓) − 4(𝑥 − 5) ≥ 2𝑥 + 15 (𝑔) − 4(3𝑥 − 5) > 2(𝑥 − 4)
    (ℎ) 3(𝑥 + 7) ≤ 5(2𝑥 − 8) (𝑖) 10 ≥ 3𝑥 − 1 ≥ 0 (𝑗) 0 ≤ 2𝑥 + 6 ≤ 54
    (𝑘) 𝑥 + 2 < −1 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 + 3 ≥ 2 (𝑙) − 4𝑥 + 5 > 9 𝑜𝑟 4𝑥 + 1 < 5
    2. Use interval notation to express the solution set of each inequality.
    (𝑎) |2𝑥 − 1| > 4 (𝑏) |2𝑥 − 9| < 7 (𝑐) |𝑥 + 3| ≥ 5 (𝑑) |𝑥 − 10| ≥ 2
    (𝑒) |3𝑥 − 10| ≤ 14 (𝑓) |2𝑥 − 5| ≥ 1 (𝑔) |4 − 5𝑥| ≥ 24
    (ℎ) |3 − 2𝑥| ≤ 5 (𝑖) |𝑥 − 5| ≥ 0 (𝑗) |𝑥 − 7| ≥ 0

    3. Use the critical value method to solve each polynomial inequality. Use interval notation to
    write each solution.
    (𝑎) 𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 > 0 (𝑏) 𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 ≤ 0 (𝑐) 𝑥 3 − 𝑥 2 − 16𝑥 + 16 < 0

    (𝑑) 𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 − 9𝑥 − 9 > 0 (𝑒) 𝑥 4 − 20𝑥 2 + 64 ≥ 0 (𝑓) 𝑥 4 − 10𝑥 2 + 9 ≤ 0

    4. Use the critical value method to solve each rational inequality. Use interval notation to write
    each solution.
    𝑥+4 𝑥−2 𝑥 𝑥
    (𝑎) <0 (𝑏) >0 (𝑐) ≥4 (𝑑) ≤5
    𝑥−1 𝑥+3 2𝑥 + 7 3𝑥 − 5

    (𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 − 4) 𝑥(𝑥 − 4) 6𝑥 2 − 11𝑥 − 10


    (𝑒) <0 (𝑓) >0 (𝑒) >0
    𝑥−2 𝑥+5 𝑥

    5. Solve each of the following inequalities


    5−3𝑥 1 1 1 𝑥+1
    (a) −2 ≤ ≤ (b) > (c) | |<5 (d) 3[1 − (𝑎 − 2)] ≤ 3 − 4(1 − 𝑎)
    4 2 𝑥−2 𝑥+3 𝑥−2

    (e) 2(𝑥 − 4) − 3 > 2𝑥 − 1 (f) |𝑘| ≥ |2𝑘 − 1| (g) 2(𝑥 − 4) − 3 < 2𝑥 − 1

    6. A rectangle has sides of length (2𝑥 + 3)cm and (𝑥 + 1)cm. What is the domain of 𝑥 if the
    area of the rectangle lies between 10cm2 and 36cm2 inclusive?

    7. Find the domain of 𝑥 if


    (a) |𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 7| < 5 (b) |4 + 𝑥 − 𝑥 2 | ≤ 2 (c) |𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 − 10| ≥ 4
    8. If the equation 𝑥 2 + 3 = 𝑝(𝑥 + 1) does not have real roots, find the range of values of 𝑝.
    9. For what domain of 𝑥 is |2𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 3| ≤ 3?

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