16 Lesscn 1.6 - A|gebra 2 Netetak|ng 6u|de Ccpyrlght MoDcugal Llttell/Hcughtcn Mlfflln Ccmpany.

9OUR.OTES
1.6
Solve Linear Inequalities
0oal + 5o|ve |near nequa|tes.
V00AB0LARY
Lnear nequa|ty
Uompound nequa|ty
Lquva|ent nequa|tes
A Uraph X a 4. B Uraph X > 2.
Solution
A 1he so|utons are a|| rea| numbers
or 4. A dot s used n the graph
to ndoate 4 s a so|uton.


B 1he so|utons are a|| rea| numbers 2.
An dot s used n the graph to ndoate 2 s
not a so|uton.


%XAMPLE 'RAPHSIMPLEINEQUALITIES
1. Xa 2. X




#HECKPOINT 6rah the |nequa||ty.
Ccpyrlght MoDcugal Llttell/Hcughtcn Mlfflln Ccmpany. Lesscn 1.6 - A|gebra 2 Netetak|ng 6u|de 1?
9OUR.OTES
A Uraph 3 < X < 1. B Uraph X < 1 or X q 1.
3OLUTION
A 1he so|utons are a|| rea| numbers that are
than and than .


B 1he so|utons are a|| rea| numbers that are
than or or to .


%XAMPLE 'RAPHCOMPOUNDINEQUALITIES
X a 0 or X > 2


#HECKPOINT 'RAPHTHEINEQUALITY
42!.3&/2-!4)/.34(!402/$5#%%15)6!,%.4
).%15!,)4)%3
4RANSFORMATION!PPLIED /RIGINAL %QUIVALENT
TO)NEQUALITY )NEQUALITY )NEQUALITY
Add the same number to X 7 < 4 X <
eaoh sde.
5ubtraot the same number X 3 q 1 X q
from eaoh sde.
Mu|tp|y eaoh sde by the
1
]z
2
X > 10 X >
same postve number.
0vde eaoh sde by the 5X a 15 X a
same postve number.
Mu|tp|y eaoh sde by the X < 17 X
same negatve number and
reverse the nequa|ty.
0vde eaoh sde by the 9X q 45 X
same negatve number and
reverse the nequa|ty.
18 Lesscn 1.6 - A|gebra 2 Netetak|ng 6u|de Ccpyrlght MoDcugal Llttell/Hcughtcn Mlfflln Ccmpany.
9OUR.OTES
3OLVEX 5 > 9X 10. 1hen grah the se|ut|en.
4X 5 > 9X 10 7RITEORIGINALINEQUALITY
5 > 10 3UBTRACT FROMEACHSIDE
z 5X > 3UBTRACT FROMEACHSIDE
X < $IVIDEEACHSIDEBY
AND THEINEQUALITY
1he so|utons are rea| numbers than .

%XAMPLE 3OLVEANINEQUALITYWITHAVARIABLEONBOTHSIDES
4. X 2 a 4X 8 5. 7X 6 > 1





#HECKPOINT 5e|ve the |nequa||ty. 1hen grah the se|ut|en.
5e|ve ? < 5X 2 a 8. 1hen grah the se|ut|en.
7 < 5X 2 a 8 7RITEORIGINAL
INEQUALITY
7 < 5X 2 a 8 !DDTOEACH
EXPRESSION
< 5X a 3IMPLIFY
< X a $IVIDEEACH
EXPRESSIONBY
1he so|utons are rea| numbers than
and than or equa| to .

%XAMPLE 3OLVEANANDCOMPOUNDINEQUALITY
Ccpyrlght MoDcugal Llttell/Hcughtcn Mlfflln Ccmpany. Lesscn 1.6 - A|gebra 2 Netetak|ng 6u|de 19
9OUR.OTES
(OMEWORK
5e|ve 4Xz? a 5 er 3Xz2 q 23. 1hen grah the
se|ut|en.
3OLUTION
1he so|uton of ths nequa|ty s a so|uton of ether of
ts parts.
F|rst Inequa||ty 5ecend Inequa||ty
4X 7 a 5 7RITE 3X 2 q 23 7RITE
INEQUALITY INEQUALITY
4X a !DD TO 3X q 3UBTRACT
EACHSIDE FROMEACH
SIDE
X a $IVIDEEACH X q $IVIDEEACH
sIDEBY sIDEBY
1he so|utons are a|| rea| numbers than or equa|
to or than or equa| to .
4 2 1 0 3 8 9 10 6 5 7
%XAMPLE 3OLVEANORCOMPOUNDINEQUALITY
6. 3 < 4X 5 < 21 ?. 9 < 2X z3 a 1





8. 2X 6 < 2 or 5X 1 q 26

4 2 1 0 3 8 9 10 6 5 7

#HECKPOINT 5e|ve the |nequa||ty. 1hen grah the se|ut|en.