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3.04 Interval notation

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Interval notation
1

Write the interval notation for each of the following pictured inequalities:

a
-3-2-10123
b
-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
c
-5-4-3-2-1012
d
-6-5-4-3-2-101
e
-10123456
2

For each of the following inequalities express the solutions of the inequality using interval notation:

a

x < - 7

b

x \leq 6

c

x \geq - 4

d

- 7 \leq x \leq 3

3

For each of the following pictured inequalities:

i

Write the interval notation.

ii

Express this interval as an inequality of x.

a
-7-6-5-4-3-2-10
b
-7-6-5-4-3-2-10
c
-6-5-4-3-2-10
4

Consider the inequality 5 x - 8 \leq 4 \left(x - 2\right).

a

Solve the inequality.

b

Express the solutions to the inequality using interval notation.

Compound inequalities
5

Express the solutions of the following compound inequalities using interval notation:

a

x > 2 or x > 6

b

x > 3 and x > 5

6

For each of the following inequalities:

i

Express the solutions of the inequality using interval notation.

ii

Graph the interval on a number line.

a

x \leq 3

b

x < 8

c

x > \dfrac{5}{2}

d

x < 2 \text{ or } x < - 5

e

x \leq - 5 \text{ or } x \geq 2

7

Consider the set described by the inequalities 4 x - 10 < -2 or 4 x - 10 > 2:

a

Solve the first inequality, 4 x - 10 < - 2, for x.

b

Solve the second inequality, 4 x - 10 > 2, for x.

c

Write the solution set for x in interval notation.

d

Graph the solution set for x in a number line.

8

Consider the compound inequality 8 x \leq 9 x - 3 \leq 27 - x:

a

Solve the left hand inequality, 8 x \leq 9 x - 3, for x.

b

Solve the right hand inequality, 9 x - 3 \leq 27 - x, for x.

c

Write the solution set for x.

9

Consider the compound inequality x + 2 < 0 \text{ or } 6 x > 30:

a

Simplify the compound inequality.

b

Express the solutions of the inequality using interval notation.

c

Graph the interval on a number line.

10

Consider the compound inequality - 2 \leq 1 - 2 x < 2:

a

Solve the compound inequality.

b

Write the solution set for x in interval notation.

c

Graph the solution set for x in a number line.

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