PODAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL (ICSE)

Practice Sheet
Std: X Chapter: 4 Linear Inequations
Subject: Mathematics

Q.1 Solve and write the solution set for the following:
(i) 5 − 6x < 0, x ∈ Q (ii) 2(x − 3) < 1, x ∈ {1, 2, 3,….., 10}

Q.2 Solve the following inequation for x and find the smallest value of x when (i) x ∈ R, (ii) x ∈ Z
25 − 4x ≤ 16

x 5
Q.3 Find the set of values of x, satisfying: 7x + 3 ≥ 3x − 5 and − 5 ≤ − x , where x ∈ N.
4 4

Q.4 List the elements of the solution set of the inequation −3 < x − 2 ≤ 9 − 2x, x ∈ N

Q.5 Solve for x.

x x
(i) 3 + > + 7 , x ∈ R (ii) −2(n − 3) < 6n −7(n − 4), n ∈ N
4 5
x +3 x +8 3x 2 x − 1
(iii) ≤ , where x is a positive even integer (iv) − >1 , x ∈ I
3 4 5 3

Q.6 For each graph given below, write an inequation taking x as the variable.
(i) | | | | | | | | | |

−5 −4 −3 −2 −1 0 1 2 3 4

(ii) | | | | | | | |
−3 −2 −1 0 1 2 3 4

Q.7 Solve and graph the solution set of: 2x − 9 ≤ 7 and 3x + 9 > 25; x ∈ I

Q.8 Solve the following inequation. Represent the solution set on the number line.
(i) 12 ≥ 2 − 5y > 2(y − 2) − y, y ∈ I (ii) 3x − 2 < x + 4 ≤ 4x + 7, x ∈ R
14 4 x 1 4x 4
(iii) 3 x + > − 2 ≥ 2 x − 4, x ∈ R (iv) −2 + 2 x ≤ ≤ + 2 x, x ∈ W
3 3 2 5 3

1 x 1 1
Q.9 Find the range of values of x, which satisfy − ≤ − 1 < . Graph the value of x on the real line.
3 2 3 6

Q.10 Illustrate the set {x: −3 ≤ x < 0 or x > 2; x ∈ R} on a real number line.

Q.11 Solve the linear equation and represent the solution set on the number line.
(i) −3 ≤ 3 − 2x < 9, x ∈ R
(ii) 1 ≥ 15 − 7x > 2x − 27, x ∈ N

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 1 2x 5
(iii) −2 ≤ − ≤1 , x∈ N
2 3 6
(iv) 2y − 3 ≤ 17y − 4 ≤ −4, y ∈ R
1 2x 1
(v) − ≤ +1 < , x ∈ R
5 5 5
2x +1 3 − x 7
(vi) + ≥ ,x∈R
8 2 4

Q.12 A = {x : 11x − 5 > 7x + 3, x ∈ R} and B = {x : 18x − 9 ≥ 15 + 12x, x ∈ R}. Find the range of
set A ∩ B and represent it on a number line.

Q.13 Given: P = {x : 5 < 2x − 1 ≤ 11, x ∈ R} and Q = {x : −1 ≤ 3 + 4x < 23, x ∈ I}. Represent P and Q on
the number line. Write down the elements of P ∩ Q.

Q.14 P is the solution set of 7x − 2 > 4x + 1 and Q is the solution set of 9x − 45 ≥ 5 (x − 5); where x ∈ R.
Represent : (i) P ∩ Q (ii) P − Q (iii) P ∩ Q’ on different number lines.

Q.15 Find the greatest integer which is such that if 5 is added to its double, the resulting number becomes
greater than three times the integer.

Q.16 One side of a triangle measures 12 cm. Of the remaining two sides, one measures 2 cm more than
the other. Prove that the length of each side of the triangle is greater than 5 cm.

Q.17 Find three consecutive largest positive integers such that the sum of one-third of first, one-fourth of
second and one-fifth of third is at most 20.

Q.18 One-thirds of a bamboo pole is buried in the mud, one-sixth of it is in water and the part above the
water is greater than or equal to 3 metres. Find the length of the shortest pole.

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