ABSOLUTE VALUE & INEQUALITIES PRACTICE

Solve the inequalities. Write your answer using interval notation.

2 2 71 59 71 59
1. < x < -2 or (−∞, −2) ∪ ( , ∞) 24. − >x> or (−∞, − ) ∪ ( , ∞)
3 3 9 9 9 9

3 17 17 3 11 13 13 11
2. >x<− or (−∞, − ) ∪ ( , ∞) 25. >x<− or (−∞, − ) ∪ ( , ∞)
2 2 2 2 15 5 5 15

29 9 29 9 13 13
3. − 7
> x > − 7 or (−∞, − 7 ) ∪ (− 7 , ∞) 26. − 5
< x < -1 or (− 5
, −1)

24 20 24 20 9 5 5 9
4. − <x< or (− , 7) 27. − ≤ x ≤ − or (−∞, − ] ∪ [ , ∞)
7 7 7 2 2 2 2

19 11 19 11 70 70
5. − < x< or (− , 3) 28. 22 < x < − or (−∞, − ) ∪ (22, ∞)
3 3 3 3 3

16 32 16 32
6. − 3
<x< 9
or (− 3
, 9)

23 13 23 13
7. − 2
≤x≤ 2
or [− 2
, 2]

3 1 3 1
8. -7 ≤ x ≤ − 7 or [− 7 , − 7]

13 19 13 19
9. − 2
≤x≤ 4
or [− 2
, 4]

6 6
10. 5
≤ x ≤ -6 or (−∞,−6] ∪ [5 , ∞)

11. -45 ≤ x ≤ 36 or [-45, 36]

12. no solution
12 8 12 8
13. − ≤x≤ or [− , ]
17 17 17 17

14. -10 ≤ x ≤ 5 or [-10, 5]

26 6 26 6
15. − 21 < x < 7 or (− 21 , 7)

28 10 28 10
16. − 3
<x< 3
or (− 3
, 3)

9 1 17 3
17. 7 ≤ x ≤ − 7 or (−∞, − 2
] ∪ [2 , ∞)

41 17 17 41
18. 9
≤x≤− 3
or (−∞, − 3
] ∪ [ 9 , ∞)

19. -11 ≤ x ≤ 7 or [-11, 7]

13 13
20. -9 < x < 2
or (−9, 2
)

27 15 27 15
21. − ≤x≤ or [− , ]
2 2 2 2

24 17 3
22. − 7
≤ x ≤ 0 or (−∞, − 2
] ∪ [2 , ∞)

23. -16 ≥ x ≥ 6 or (−∞,−16] ∪ [6, ∞)