Algebra II : Solving Inequalities

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Example Questions

Example Question #91 : Solving Inequalities

Solve the inequality:  

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Use the distributive property to simplify the binomials.

Simplify both sides.

Add  on both sides.

Subtract six from both sides.

Divide by 23 on both sides.

The answer is:  

Example Question #92 : Solving Inequalities

Solve:  

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Use distribution to simplify the right side.

Simplify the right side.

Add  on both sides of the equation.

Divide by 13 on both sides.

The answer is:  

Example Question #93 : Solving Inequalities

Solve:  

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Add  on both sides.

Add 8 on both sides.

Divide by 10 on both sides.

The answer is:  

Example Question #94 : Solving Inequalities

Solve the inequality:  

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Add  on both sides to avoid dividing by a negative later in the calculation.  Dividing by a negative value will require switching the sign.

The inequality becomes:  

Subtract 8 from both sides.

Divide by 18 on both sides.

The answer is:  

Example Question #95 : Solving Inequalities

Solve the inequality:  

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

There is a domain restriction with the square root functions.

Both the functions must be zero or greater.

Square both sides.

Subtract  from both sides, and add 7 on both sides.

Divide by three on both sides to isolate x.

Notice that this value will also include all the values that are negative, which cannot satisfy the original equation.  We will need to identify the largest possible x-value of both radicals to determine a viable domain.

Set the two radicals greater or equal to zero and solve for .

The value of  must also be greater than .

Rewrite  in interval notation.

The answer is:  

Example Question #96 : Solving Inequalities

Solve:  

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Divide by two on both sides.

The inequality becomes:

Square root both sides.

Split the inequalities.

 is one solution.

Simplify  by dividing by negative one on both sides.  This will change the sign.

 is the second solution.

Write the terms in interval notation.

The answer is:  

Example Question #97 : Solving Inequalities

Solve:  

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Add  on both sides.

Add four on both sides.

Divide by eleven on both sides.

The answer is:  

Example Question #98 : Solving Inequalities

Solve:   

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Add  on both sides.

Add eight on both sides.

Simplify both sides.

The answer is:  

Example Question #99 : Solving Inequalities

Solve:  

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Distribute the negative eight into the binomial.

Subtract 24 on both sides.

Divide by negative 16 on both sides.  The sign will change direction since we are dividing by a negative value.

The answer is:  

Example Question #100 : Solving Inequalities

Solve:  

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Distribute the negative three through both terms of the binomial.

Add  on both sides.

Subtract seven on both sides.

Divide by 18 on both sides.

The answer is:  

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