Inequalities Question Bank - Sample Problems

1. Which of the following inequalities have a finite range of values of "x" satisfying them?

1. 2. 3. 4.

x2 + 5x + 6 > 0 |x + 2| > 4 9x - 7 < 3x + 14 x2 - 4x + 3 < 0

Correct Answer - x2 - 4x + 3 < 0. Choice (4) Explanatory Answer We have to find out the values of "x" that will satisfy the four inequalities given in the answer choices and check out the choice in which the range of values satisfying is finite. Choice 1 Factorizing the given equation, we get (x + 2)(x + 3) > 0. This inequality will hold good when both x + 2 and x + 3 are simultaneously positive or simultaneously negative. Evaluating both the options, we get the range of values of "x" that satisfy this inequality to be x < -2 or x > -3. i.e., "x" does not lie between -2 and -3 or an infinite range of values. Choice 2 |x + 2| > 4 is a modulus function and therefore, has two options Option 1: x + 2 > 4 or Option 2: (x + 2) < -4. Evaluating the two options we get the values of "x" satisfying the inequality as x > 2 and x < -6. i.e., "x" does not lie between -6 and 2 or an infinite range of values. Choice 3 9x - 7 < 3x + 14 Simplifying, we get 6x < 21 or x < 3.5. Again an infinite range of values. Choice 4 x^2 - 4x + 3 < 0 Factorizing we get, (x - 3)(x - 1) < 0. This inequality will hold good when one of the terms (x - 3) and (x - 1) is positive and the other is negative. Evaluating both the options, we get 1 < x < 3. i.e., a finite range of values for "x". Hence, choice 4 is the correct answer.

2. For what range of values of 'x' will the inequality 15x -

> 1?

(1) x > 0.4

(2) x < (3) (4) < x < 0.4, x > < x < 0, x >

Correct choice (4). Correct Answer - (-

< x < 0, x >

Explanatory Answer i.e., or >0 > 0.

We can rewrite the above inequality as 15x -

-1>0

Factorizing we get, >0 The above inequality will hold good if the numerator and denominator are both positive or are both negative. Case 1: When (5x - 2)(3x + 1) > 0 and x > 0

This will hold true for values of 'x' that do not lie between Combining all these conditions, we get x > Case 2: When (5x - 2)(3x + 1) < 0 and x < 0 This will hold true for the following values of 'x': Combining, we get < x < 0. <x<

and

and for x > 0.

and x < 0.

Therefore, the final range for which the above inequality will hold true is given by and x > .

<x<0

3. Find the range of real values of x satisfying the inequalities 3x - 2 > 7 and 4x - 13 > 15.

(1) x > 3 (2) x > 7 (3) x < 7 (4) x < 3 Correct Choice is (2) and Correct Answer is x > 7 Explanatory Answer 3x - 2 > 7 => 3x > 9 => x > 3 and 4x - 13 > 15 => 4x > 28 => x > 7, 7 is greater than 3. Therefore, x > 7.

4. Solve the inequality 33x-2 > 1

(1) x > 1 (2) x > 3 (3) x > 2/3 (4) x > 1/3 Correct Choice is (3) and Correct Answer x > 2/3 Explanatory Answer 33x-2 > 1 33x-2 > 30 => 3x - 2 > 0 3x > 2 => x > 2/3

5. Solve for real 'x' if (1) x > 9 (2) 0 < x < 9 (3) x < 0 (4) None of these

>0

Correct Choice is (2) and Correct Answer is 0 < x < 9 6. Explanatory Answer

Squaring on both sides we get, 9x-x2 > 0 => x2 - 9x < 0 => x(x - 9) < 0 => 0 < x < 9 6. or what values of 'x' is the function
1. 2. 3. 4. defined in the real domain?

-10 < x < 4 4 < x < 10 x does not lie between the closed interval 10 and 4 x does not lie between the open interval 4 and 10

Correct Answer Choice (4). x does not lie between the open interval 4 and 10 Explanatory Answers The function is defined in the real domain only when x2 6x 40 > 0.

When x2 6x 40 is < 0, the function will be imaginary. Now let us find out the range of values for which x2 6x 40 > 0. Factorizing the quadratic expression, we get (x 10)(x + 4) > 0 This expression (x 10)(x + 4) will be greater than or equal to 0 when both (x 10) and (x + 4) are greater than or equal to 0 or when both (x - 10) and (x + 4) are less than or equal 0.

Case 1:
When both (x 10) and (x + 4) are greater than or equal to 0. x > 10 and x > - 4 => when x > 10 it will be greater than 4. Therefore, it will suffice to say that x > 10

Case 2:
When both (x - 10) and (x + 4) are less than or equal to 0. i.e. x < 10 and x < -4 => when x < -4, it will less than 10. Therefore, it will suffice to say that x < -4 Hence, the range in which the given function will be defined in the real domain will be when x does not lie between 4 and 10.