Exercises 17.1, page 474

  1. 1. x + 1 < 0 is true for all values of x less than  − 1 ;  x <  − 1 . 

  2. 3.  − 2 >  − 4 ,  multiplied by  − 3 gives 6 < 12 ;  divided by  − 2 gives 1 < 2 . 

  3. 5. 9 < 14

  4. 7. 16 < 36

  5. 9.  − 4 >  − 9

  6. 11. 16 < 81

  7. 13. x >  − 2

  8. 15. x ≤ 38

  9. 17. 1 < x < 7

  10. 19. x <  − 5 or x ≥ 3

  11. 21. x < 1 or 3 < x ≤ 5

  12. 23.  − 2 < x < 2 or 3 ≤ x < 4

  13. 25. x is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 9.

  14. 27. x is less than  − 10 ,  or greater than or equal to 10 and less than 20.

  15. 29.

    A number line is shaded to the left of an open circle at 3.
  16. 31.

    A number line is shaded to the left of a closed circle at negative 1, and to the right of an open circle at 0.5.
  17. 33.

    A number line is shaded between a closed circle at 0 and an open circle at 5.
  18. 35.

    A number line is shaded between a closed circle at negative 3 and an open circle at 5.
  19. 37.

    A number line is shaded to the left of an open circle at negative 1, and between a closed circle at 1 and an open circle at 4.
  20. 39.

    A number line is shaded between open circles at negative 3 and negative 1, and between an open circle at 0.5 and a closed circle at 3.
  21. 41.

    A number line with a closed circle at negative 5.
  22. 43.

    A number line is shaded between an open circle at 3 and a closed circle at 5, and between a closed circle at 8 and an open circle at 10.
  23. 45. Absolute inequality

  24. 47. No, a − b < 0

  25. 49.  | x |  +  | y |  >  | x + y | 

  26. 51. From step (4) to step (5), both sides divided by log 0.5, which is negative. Sign in step (5) should be  >  . 

  27. 53. 130 ≤ d ≤ 144 yd

  28. 55. 2000 ≤ M ≤ 1,000,000

    A number line is shaded closed circles at 2,000 and 1,000,000.
  29. 57. 18,000 < v < 25,000 mi/h

    A number line is shaded between open circles at 18,000 and 25,000.
  30. 59. 630 ≤ ω ≤ 1530 r/min

  31. 61. 5 ≤ t ≤ 6 h

..................Content has been hidden....................

You can't read the all page of ebook, please click here login for view all page.
Reset
3.135.246.193