CHAPTER

CHAPTER

Linear Inequalities

Paper 1

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

1. 1 < x , 3
Answer: D

2. 4 , x < 2
Answer: B

Answer: A

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

Paper 1

Answer: D

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

x . 1

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
8

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

10

11

12

x = 8, 9, 10, 11
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.

x , 10 2
x , 8

x = 6, 7

Answer: A

Answer: B

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

h2
. 3
9.
4
h 2 . 12

h . 12 + 2

h . 10
Answer: C

Answer: D

Paper 1

1
6. x , 2
2
x , 4

2 + x , 10

and

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

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

2 x > 0
2 > x

x = 3, 2, 1, 0, 1, 2

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

Answer: A

Answer: C

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

7. 3(x + 5) < 2x

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

5x < 15
15

x <
5

x < 3

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

and

Answer: D
2

e = 2, 3, 4, 5
Answer: C

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

k
3. 2k < 8 + k and > 1

2
2k k < 8
k > 1 2
k < 8
k > 2

Hence, 1 < t , 7

Hence, 2 < k < 8

Answer: D

Answer: D

h
8. Given 3 > h . 1 ,
3

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

and

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

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

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

x = 6, 7, 8, 9

Answer: A

3 1

Answer: A
9. 2m 1 , 2
2m , 2 + 1
2m , 3
3
m ,
2

3
1

m > 3

1
3 2
2

Answer: C

Answer: C
and

and

m = 3, 2, 1, 0, 1

x = 2, 1, 0, 1, 2, 3

6. 7 w < 2
7 2 < w
5
<w

h = 1, 2, 3

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

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

and

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

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

Hence, 5 < w , 9

and

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

Hence, 1 , x < 6

Answer: B

Answer: C

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

and

13. x2 + y2
= 22 + 02
=4

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

Answer: B

Hence, 5 , x < 3

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

Answer: D
12. 7 2p . 4
7 + 4 . 2p
11
. p
2
1
5 . p
2

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

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

and

Hence, 1 , y < 4

Compare with p , y < q.

Therefore, p = 1, q = 4
Answer: C

1
5
2

p = 4, 5
Answer: A

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and

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