PRE RMO - BASIC MATH

LEVEL - 1
1. Solve the inequality ( 2 + x )( x − 5)( x + 1)  0

2. Solve the inequality x 2 ( x 2 − 4 )  0

3. Solve the inequality x 3  6x − x 2

4. Solve the inequality x − 1  ( x − 1)( x + 2 )

2x − 4 x + 2
5. Solve the inequality 
x + 3 2x + 6
2x 1
6. Find the solution set of the inequality 
x +3 x

x ( 2x − 1)
2

7. Find the solution set of the inequality 0

( x + 1) ( x − 2 )
3

2x 2
8. Find the solution set of the inequality x
x +1

( 2 − x ) ( x − 21)
101 10

9. Solve for x : 0
( 2x − 3)
22

( x − 2 ) ( x + 1)  x −  ( x + 8)
10 3 1 2

10. Solve the inequliaty if f ( x ) =

 2
0
x ( x − 3) ( x + 2 )
24 3 5

4−x x +3 2 − 3x
11. Given m = ,n = ,p = , and m > n > p. Find the range of x.
3 4 5
x a
12. Given that x,y,a,b are all positive numbers and a  b, = If x + y = c, then the larger one of x and
y b
y is
ab ab ac bc
(a) (b) (c) (d)
a+b b+c a+b a+b
13. Given that the solution set of x for the inequality (2a – b) x + a – 5b > 0 is x >10/7 find the solution
set of x for the inequality ax> b
14. Given that a,b are two integers such that the integer solutions of the system of inequalities 9x – a ≥ 0,
and 8x – b < 0 Are 1,2,3. Find the number of the ordered paris (a,b)
5
15. Given that the solution set of the inequality (2a-b) x > a – 2b for x is x  , find the solution set of
2
the inequality ax + b < 0

LEVEL - 2
c
16. Given a + b + c = 0, a > b > c. Find the range of
a
17. Given 0  a − b  1,1  a + b  4 . Find the value of 8a + 2002b when the value of a – 2b is maximum
18. Find all the positive integer valued solutions (x,y,z) of the system of inequalities

3x + 2y − z =4

2x − y + 2z = 6,
x + y + z  7,

19. If x >z, y> z, then which is always true in the following inequalities ?
(a) x + y > 4z (b) x + y > 3z
(c) x + y > 2z, (d) x + y > z.
20. Given that the integer solutions of the inequality 0  ax + 5  4 for x are 1,2,3,4. Find the range of
the constant a
a 8 a 9
21. a,b are positive integers. Find the fraction satisfying   and such that b is minimum.
b 9 b 10
c a b
22. If a,b,c> 0 and   , arrange a,b,c in ascending order
a +b b+c a +c
a b c
23. Given a < b < c < 0, arrange the size of , , in descending order.
b+c c+a a +b
24. Solve the inequality in x : ax + 4  x + b , where a,b are two constants
 ANSWERS KEY

LEVEL - 1
1. x  ( −2, −1)  (5,  ) 2. x  ( −2,2) − 0 3. x  ( −, −3  0,2

 10  3 
4. x  ( −1,1) 5. x  ( −, −3)   , 6. x  ( −, −3)  [−1,0)   ,  
 3  2 

 3 3 
7. x  ( −1,0)  (2,  ) 8. x  (−1,0]  [1, ) 9. x   −,    ,2  21
 2 2 

 1  −7 
10. x  ( −, −8)  ( −8, −2)  ( −1,0)   0,   (3,  ) 11. x   ,1 
 2  17 

3
13. x  15. x  (−8, )
12. d 5 14. 72

LEVEL – 2
16 . (-2, -1/2) 17. 8 18. X=1, Y=2, Z=3 19. C

 −5  a b c
20. a   , −1  21. 17/19 22. c < a < b 23.  
 4  b+c a+c a+b

 b − 4
24. CaseI. if a>1 then x   −,
 a − 1 

b − 4 
CaseII. If a<1 then x   ,
 a−1 

CaseIII if a=1 & b>4 then x