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SECTION 12
Linear Inequalities
47. ( , 1) (2, )
48. ( , 1) (2, )
53. ( , 4) (1, 6]
11. 2 6 x 6
12. 5 x 5
13. 7 6 x 6 8
14. 4 x 6 5
15. x 2
16. x 7 3
55.
q
q4
3 7
1
7
3
57.
2x
1
2x
3
(x 3)
(x 2)
5
2
3
10
6. (4, 8)
7. [6, 6)
8. (3, 3 ]
9. [ 6, )
10. ( , 7)
10
10
5
10
10
5
0
0
5
5
5
5
]
5
10
10
x
x
10
10
12 5 ? 6 5
22. 4 ? 2
and
4 7 ? 2 7
23. 6 ? 8
and
6 3 ? 8 3
21.
12 ? 6
56.
2
62. 24 (x 5) 6 36
3
63. 16 6 7 3x 31
64. 19 7 6x 6 49
1
65. 8 (2 x) 3 6 10
4
4?9
and
42?92
25.
2 ? 1
and
2(2) ? 2(1)
66. 0 6
and
4(3) ? 4(2)
27.
2?6
and
2 6
?
2 2
and
10 15
?
5
5
30. 5x 21 3x 5
32. 4(y 1) 7 6 9 2y
N
33.
7 4
2
Z
34.
3
10
37. 3 m 6 4(m 3)
39. 2
B
1B
4
3
41. 4 6 5t 6 21
40.
t
t2
2 7
5
3
42. 2 4r 14 6 2
p
p2
p
4
3
2
4
x
1
x
2
58. (x 7) 7 (3 x)
3
4
2
6
9
4
59. 4 x 32 68
60. 2 z 6 6 18
5
5
5
61. 20 6 (4 x) 6 5
2
24.
26. 3 ? 2
63
1
(4 x) 10 16
3
72. 1x 5
73. 13x 5
74. 17 2x
75.
76.
22x 3
1
4
25 6x
77. What can be said about the signs of the numbers a and b in each
case?
(A) ab 7 0
(B) ab 6 0
a
a
(C) 7 0
(D) 6 0
b
b
78. What can be said about the signs of the numbers a, b, and c in
each case?
ab
(A) abc 7 0
(B)
6 0
c
(C)
a
7 0
bc
(D)
a2
6 0
bc