Algebra 1 : Algebra 1

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Example Questions

Example Question #2 : How To Find The Solution To An Inequality With Division

Give the solution set of the inequality:

Possible Answers:

The set of all real numbers

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Note change in direction of the inequality symbol when the expressions are divided by a negative number.

or, in interval form,

Example Question #91 : Equations / Inequalities

Solve for :

Possible Answers:

None of the other answers

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, add and subtract  from both sides of the inequality to get .

Then, divide both sides by and reverse the sign since you are dividing by a negative number.

This gives you .

Example Question #2221 : Algebra 1

Find the solution set to the following compound inequality statement:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Solve each of these two inequalities separately:

 

, or, in interval form, 

 

, or, in interval form, 

 

The two inequalities are connected with an "and", so we take the intersection of the two intervals.

Example Question #9 : How To Find The Solution To An Inequality With Division

Solve for :

Possible Answers:

The inequality has no solution.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

or, in interval form, 

Example Question #93 : Equations / Inequalities

Find the solution set of the compound inequality:

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Solve each inequality separately:

or, in interval form, 

 

or, in interval form, 

 

Since these statements are connected by an "or", we are looking for the union of the intervals. Since the intervals are disjoint, we can simply write this as 

Example Question #94 : Equations / Inequalities

Find the solution set for :

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Note the switch in inequality symbols when the numbers are divided by a negative number.

or, in interval form:

Example Question #13 : How To Find The Solution To An Inequality With Division

Solve for :

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve the inequality, you must first separate the integers and the 's. Subtract  and add  to both sides of the inequality to get 

.

Then, divide both sides by  to get 

.

Since you are not dividing by a negative number, the sign does not need to be reversed.

Example Question #2222 : Algebra 1

Solve for :

Possible Answers:

None of the other answers

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, use the distributive property to simplify the right side of the inequality: 

.

Then, add  and subtract  from both sides of the inequality to get 

.

Finally, divide  from both sides to get .

Example Question #2221 : Algebra 1

Find the solution set for the inequality.

Possible Answers:

Does not exist.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Subtract 100 from each side:

Divide both sides by -2:

(Note that the inequality symbol switched when we divided by a negative number.)

Example Question #2222 : Algebra 1

Solve for :

Possible Answers:

None of the other answers are correct.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve this inequality, get the 's to one side of the equation and the integers to the other side. 

Add 1 to both sides:

Divide both sides by 2: 

(Since we are not dividing by a negative number, there is no need to reverse the sign.)

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