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SECTION 12

Linear Inequalities

45. [1, 4) (2, 6]

46. [ 1, 4) (2, 6]

47. ( , 1) (2, )

48. ( , 1) (2, )

49. ( , 1) [3, 7)

50. (1, 6] [9, )

51. [2, 3] (1, 5)

52. [2, 3] (1, 5)

In Problems 1116, rewrite in interval notation and graph on a

real number line.

53. ( , 4) (1, 6]

54. (3, 2) [0, )

11. 2 6 x 6

12. 5 x 5

13. 7 6 x 6 8

In Problems 5570, solve and graph.

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

In Problems 510, rewrite in inequality notation and graph on a

real number line.
5. [8, 7 ]

6. (4, 8)

7. [6, 6)

8. (3, 3 ]

9. [ 6, )

10. ( , 7)

In Problems 1720, write in interval and inequality notation.

17.
18.
19.
20.

10
10

5

10

10

5

0
0

5
5

5

5

]
5

10
10

x
x

10

10

In Problems 2128, replace each ? with  or

to make the
resulting statement true.
and

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)

67. 0.1(x  7) 6 0.8  0.05x

27.

2?6

28. 10 ? 15

and

2 6
?
2 2

and

10 15
?
5
5

In Problems 2942, solve and graph.

29. 7x  8 6 4x  7

30. 5x  21  3x  5

31. 12  y  2(9  2y)

32. 4(y  1)  7 6 9  2y

N
33.
7 4
2

Z
34.
3
10

35. 5t 6 10

36. 20m  100

37. 3  m 6 4(m  3)

38. 6(5  2k)  6  8k

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

In Problems 4354, graph the indicated set and write as a single

interval, if possible.
43. (5, 5) [ 4, 7 ]

44. (5, 5) [4, 7]

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

68. 0.4(x  5) 7 0.3x  17

69. 0.3x  2.04  0.04(x  1)
70. 0.02x  5.32 0.5(x  2)
Problems 7176 are calculus-related. For what real number(s) x
does each expression represent a real number?
71. 11  x

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