5

Linear Inequalities

Paper 1

8. 5 h < 2
5
<2+h
5 2 < h
3
<h

1. 1 < x , 3
Answer: D

2. 4 , x < 2

Answer: A

Answer: B

3. x + 1 < 4
x < 4 1
x < 3
x is a positive integer.
Hence, x = 1, 2, 3

Paper 1
1. 2 x > 4 and 2x + 1 . 3
2 + 4 > x
2x . 3 1
6
> x
2x . 2

x . 1

Answer: D

4. 2x 1 , 9
2x , 9 + 1
2x , 10
10
x ,
2
x , 5
x is a positive integer.
Hence, x = 1, 2, 3, 4

2 1 0

2. 2x 1 > 15
2x > 15 + 1
16
x >
2
x > 8

5.
1

Answer: C

Answer: C

Answer: B

4x
, 16
3
4x , 16 3
48
x ,
4
x , 12

and

x = 1, 0, 1, 2

10

11

12

x = 8, 9, 10, 11

6. 3m 1 . 11
3m . 11 + 1
3m . 12
12
m .
3
m . 4

Answer: C
3. 3 < x , 8

Answer: A

and

1 y , 5
1 5 , y

4 , y

Maximum value of x y
= Maximum value of x Minimum value of y
= 7 (3)
= 10

p
7. . 3
2
p . 2 3
p . 6

Answer: C

Answer: C

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2
x > 4 and
3
2x > 12
x > 6

4. 4 3x , 16
4
, 16 + 3x
4 16 , 3x
12
, 3x
12

, x
3
4
,x

x = 3, 2, 1,

8.

2 + x , 10
x , 10 2
x , 8

x = 6, 7

Answer: A

Answer: B

5.
1 > 3n + 4
2
n
1 4 > 3n
2
6n
n
5
>
2
2
5n
5
>
2
5 2 > 5n
10
> n
5
2
>n

x
1
9. + 2 . x and

(x 1) < x
2
3
x 1 < x 3
x
2
. x
x 1 < 3x
2
1
< 3x x
2x
x
2
.
1
< 2x
2
2
1
x

<
x
2
.
2
2
2 2 . x
4
.x

Answer: D

1
6. x , 2
2
x , 4

and

x = 0, 1, 2, 3

2 5x < 7
2 7 < 5x
5
< 5x
1
<x

Answer: A

Paper 1
1

1. 2x + 3 > 3
and
2x > 3 3
6
x >
2
x > 3

The integers are 1, 0, 1, 2, and 3.

Answer: C

2 x > 0
2 > x

7. 3(x + 5) < 2x

3x + 15 < 2x
3x + 2x < 15

5x < 15
15

x <
5

x < 3

x = 3, 2, 1, 0, 1, 2
Answer: A

Answer: D

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2. 8 e < 6
8 6 < e
2
<e

and

3(e 6) , 12 2e
3e 18 , 12 2e
3e + 2e , 12 + 18
5e , 30
30
e ,
5
e , 6

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7. 2 + t , 9
t , 9 2
t , 7

e = 2, 3, 4, 5

7 4t < 3
7 3 < 4t
4
< 4t
1
<t

and

Hence, 1 < t , 7

Answer: C

Answer: D

3. 2k < 8 + k and
2k k < 8
k < 8

k
> 1

2
k > 1 2
k > 2

h
8. Given 3 > h . 1 ,
3

h
h . 1
3
h
h + . 1
3
4h
. 1

3
4h . 1 3
3
h .
4
then 3 > h and

Hence, 2 < k < 8

Answer: D
4. Given 4 , 3x 11 < 16
then 4 , 3x 11
4 + 11 , 3x
15
, x
3
5
,x

and

3x 11 < 16
3x < 16 + 11
27
x <
3
x < 9

3 1

h = 1, 2, 3
5

Answer: A

x = 6, 7, 8, 9

9. 2m 1 , 2
2m , 2 + 1
2m , 3
3
m ,
2

Answer: A
x
5. Given 1 , 1 < 2
2
x
x
then 1 , 1 and 1 < 2
2
2
x
x
1 2 <
1 , 1
2
2
x
x
1
<

, 1 + 1
2
2
2
<x
x , 4

and

m > 3

1
3 2
2

m = 3, 2, 1, 0, 1
Answer: C

1
10. x < 2
3
x < 2 3
x < 6

x = 2, 1, 0, 1, 2, 3
Answer: C
6. 7 w < 2
7 2 < w
5
<w

and

Hence, 5 < w , 9

3w 27 , 0
3w , 27
27
w ,
3
w , 9

and

5 3x , 8
5 8 , 3x
3
, 3x
3
, x
3
1
,x

Hence, 1 , x < 6
Answer: C

Answer: B

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2
11. x . 2
5
2x . 2 5
10
x .
2
x . 5

and

13.
k 3 < 11
k < 11 + 3
k < 14

3 + 4x < 15
4x < 15 3
12
x <
4
x < 3

3
Hence, < k < 14
2
Compare with m < k < n.
3
Therefore, m = , n = 14
2
Answer: D

Hence, 5 , x < 3
Answer: D
12. 7 2p .
7 + 4 .
11
.
2
1
5 .
2

4
2p

2p
. 2
3
2p . 2 3
6
p .
2
p . 3

and

p
p

1
5
2

2k + 5 > 8
2k > 8 5
3
k >
2

14. Given 1 + y < 9 y , 2y + 6

then 1 + y < 9 y
y + y < 9 1
2y < 8
8
y <
2
y < 4

and

Hence, 1 , y < 4

Compare with p , y < q.

Therefore, p = 1, q = 4

p = 4, 5

Answer: C

Answer: A

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and

9 y , 2y + 6
9 6 , 2y + y
3
, 3y
3
, y
3
1
,y