Let S = {-2, -1, 0, ½, 1, √2, 2, 4}. Determine which elements of S satisfy the inequality.

pp. 128 – 129/1 – 5

1. x – 3 > 0 2. x + 1 < 2 3. 3 – 2x ≤ ½ 4. 2x – 1 ≥ x
x>3 x<2–1 -2x ≤ ½ - 3 2x – x ≥ 1
{4} x<1 -2x ≤ -5/2 x≥1
Check: {-2, -1, 0, ½} x ≤ 5/4 {1, √2, 2, 4}
x=4 Check: {√2, 2, 4} Check:
x–3>0 x = -2 Check: x=1
4>0 x+1<2 x = √2 2x – 1 ≥ x
-2 + 1 < 2 3 – 2x ≤ ½ 2(1) – 1 ≥ 1
-1 < 2 3 – 2(√2) ≤ ½ 2–1≥1
3 – 2.83 ≤ ½ 1≥1
0.17 ≤ ½
5. 1 < 2x – 4 ≤ 7
4 + 1 < 2x ≤ 7 + 4
5 < 2x ≤ 11
5/2 < x ≤ 11/2
{4}
Check:
x=4
1 < 2x – 4 ≤ 7
1 < 2(4) – 4 ≤ 7
1<8–4≤7
1<4≤7
Solve the linear inequality. Express the solution using interval notation and graph the solution set.

9 – 13 & 33 - 37

9. 2x ≤ 7 10. -4x ≥ 10 11. 2x – 5 > 3

x ≤ 7/2 x ≥ -10/4 2x > 3 + 5
(-∞, 7/2] x ≥ -5/2 2x > 8
[-5/2, ∞) x>4
7/2 (4, ∞)
-5/2
4

12. 3x + 11 < 5 13. 7 – x ≥ 5 33. (x + 2)(x – 3) < 0

3x < 5 – 11 -x ≥ 5 – 7 x+2<0 x–3<0
3x < -6 -x ≥ -2 x > -2 x<3
x < -2 x≤2 (-2, 3)
(-∞, -2) (-∞, 2]

-2 2 -2 3

34. (x – 5)(x + 4) ≥ 0 35. x(2x + 7) ≥ 0 36. x(2 – 3x) ≤ 0

x–5≥0 x+4≥0 x≥0 2x + 7 ≥ 0 x≤0 2 – 3x ≤ 0
x≥5 x ≤ -4 2x ≥ -7 3x ≤ 2
(-∞, -4] ∪ [5, ∞) 2x ≤ -7/2 x ≥ 2/3
(-∞, -7/2] ∪ [0, ∞) (-∞, 0] ∪ [2/3, ∞)

-4 5 -7/2 0 0 2/3
37. x2 – 3x – 18 ≤ 0
(x + 3)(x – 6) ≤ 0
x+3≤0 x–6≤0
x ≥ -3 x≤6
[-3, 6]

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51 – 55

x –3 2 x +6
51. ≥0 52. <0
x+1 x−2
x–3≥0 x+1>0 2x + 6 < 0 x–2<0
x≥3 x < -1 2x < -6 x<2
(-∞, -1) ∪ [3, ∞) x > -3
(-3, 2)
-1 3
-3 2

4x x+ 1
53. >2 54. -2 <
2 x +3 x−3

4x > 2(2x + 3) 2x + 3 > 0 x + 1 > -2(x – 3) x–3>0

4x > 4x + 6 2x > -3 x + 1 > -2x + 6 x>3
3
4x – 4x > 6 x<- x + 2x > 6 – 1
2
0<6 3x > 5
3 5
(-∞, - ) x<
2 3
5
(-∞, ) ∪ (3, ∞)
3
 3
-
2
5
3
3

2 x +1
55. ≤3
x−5
2x + 1 ≤ 3(x – 5) x–5<0
2x + 1 ≤ 3x – 15 x<5
2x – 3x ≤ -15 – 1
-x ≤ -16
x ≥ 16
(-∞, 5) ∪ [16, ∞)

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