NEXUS VISTA SPM MATHEMATICS FORM 4 & 5

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Basic Skills : Linear Inequalities

Cloned SPM Question (Paper 1)

x 1
List all the integers x which satisfy both the inequalities − 1 ≤ x and ( x + 8) > x .
5 3
A –1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 C 0, 1, 2, 3, 4
B –1, 0, 1, 2, 3 D 0, 1, 2, 3

Solution
x 1
−1 ≤ x ( x + 8) > x
5 3
x − 5 ≤ 5x x + 8 > 3x
−5 ≤ 5 x − x and 8 > 3x − x
−5 ≤ 4 x 8 > 2x
5 4>x
− ≤x
4

5
x must satisfy both the inequalities, that is − ≤ x<4.
4
All the integers x are -1, 0, 1, 2, 3.

Answer: B

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Extra Practice
m
1. List all the integers m which satisfy both the inequalities 2(m + 1) − m > 0 and 4 + ≥ 2m .
2
A –1, 0, 1
B –1, 0, 1, 2
C –2, –1, 0, 1
D –2, –1, 0, 1, 2

3k
2. List all the integers k which satisfy the inequality < k + 1 ≤ 2(2 − k ) .
4
A –3, 0, 1
B –2, –1, 0, 1
C –3, –2, –1, 0
D –3, –2, –1, 0, 1

n
3. List all the integers n which satisfy the inequality n > + 1 ≥ 2n − 9 .
3
A 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
B 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
C 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
D 3, 4, 5, 6

2k
4. The solution for 3 − ≤ 2k + 9 is
3
1 3
A k≥− C k≥−
4 2
3 9
B k≥− D k≥−
4 4

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