CHAPTER 6 REVIEW

Solving and
Graphing
Inequalities
An inequality is like an equation,
but instead of an equal sign (=) it
has one of these signs:
< : less than
≤ : less than or equal to
> : greater than
≥ : greater than or equal to
 “x < 5”
means that whatever value x
has, it must be less than 5.
Try to name ten numbers that
are less than 5!
Numbers less than 5 are to the left
of 5 on the number line.

-25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25

• If you said 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, -1, -2, -3, etc., you are right.

• There are also numbers in between the integers, like
2.5, 1/2, -7.9, etc.
• The number 5 would not be a correct answer,
though, because 5 is not less than 5.
 “x ≥ -2”
means that whatever value x
has, it must be greater than or
equal to -2.
Try to name ten numbers that
are greater than or equal to -2!
Numbers greater than -2 are to the
right of 5 on the number line.

-25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25

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• If you said -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc., you are right.
• There are also numbers in between the integers,
like -1/2, 0.2, 3.1, 5.5, etc.
• The number -2 would also be a correct answer,
because of the phrase, “or equal to”.
Where is -1.5 on the number line?
Is it greater or less than -2?

-25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25

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• -1.5 is between -1 and -2.

• -1 is to the right of -2.
• So -1.5 is also to the right of -2.
Inequalities and their Graphs

x 5 x 5

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Inequalities and their Graphs

Objective: To write and graph simple

inequalities with one variable
 Inequalities and their Graphs
What is a good definition for Inequality?

An inequality is a statement that

two expressions are not equal

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 Inequalities and their Graphs

Terms you see and need to know to graph inequalities correctly

< less than

> greater than

 Inequalities and their Graphs
Terms you see and need to know to graph inequalities correctly

≤ less than or equal to

≥ greater than or equal to
 Inequalities and their Graphs
Let’s work a few together

Notice: when variable is

on left side, sign shows
x 3 direction of solution
3
 Inequalities and their Graphs
Let’s work a few together

Notice: when variable is

x7
on left side, sign shows
direction of solution
7
 Inequalities and their Graphs
Let’s work a few together

Notice: when variable is

p  2 on left side, sign shows
direction of solution
-2
 Inequalities and their Graphs
Let’s work a few together

Notice: when variable is

x 8
on left side, sign shows
direction of solution
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Solve an Inequality
w+5<8
w + 5 + (-5) < 8 + (-5)

All numbers less

w<3 than 3 are
solutions to this
problem!
 More Examples
8 + r ≥ -2
8 + r + (-8) ≥ -2 + (-8)
r ≥ -10
All numbers from -10 and up (including
-10) make this problem true!
 More Examples
x - 2 > -2
x + (-2) + (2) > -2 + (2)
x>0
All numbers greater than 0 make this
problem true!
 More Examples
4+y≤1
4 + y + (-4) ≤ 1 + (-4)
y ≤ -3
All numbers from -3 down (including -3)
make this problem true!
 There is one special case.

●Sometimes you may have to reverse the

direction of the inequality sign!!

●That only happens when you

multiply or divide both sides of the
inequality by a negative number.
Solving by multiplication of a
negative #
Multiply each side by the same negative
number and REVERSE the inequality
symbol.

(-1)  x4 (-1) Multiply by (-1).

See the switch

x4
 Solving by dividing by a negative
#
Divide each side by the same negative
number and reverse the inequality
symbol.
 2 x 6
-2 -2

x 3
 Example:
Solve: -3y + 5 >23 ●Subtract 5 from each side.
-5 -5
-3y > 18
●Divide each side by negative 3.
-3 -3
●
y < -6 Reverse the inequality sign.
●Graph the solution.

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 Try these:
1.) Solve 2x + 3 > x + 5 2.)Solve - c – 11 >23
-x -x + 11 + 11

x+3>5 -c > 34
-3 -3 -1 -1

x>2 c < -34

3.) Solve 3(r - 2) < 2r + 4

3r – 6 < 2r + 4
-2r -2r

r–6<4
+6 +6 r < 10
You did remember to reverse
the signs . . .
 15   4 x  7 5
7 7 7
 8   4 x 12
4 4 4
2  x  3
Good job!
Example: 2x  6  4x  8
- 4x - 4x
 2x  6  8 Ring the alarm!
We divided by a
negative!
+ 6 +6
 2 x  14
-2 -2

We turned the sign! x7

Solving and Graphing Inequalities

Very Basics of Graphing Inequalities (on a number

line)
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Graphing an inequality with the variable on the

right side and negative
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Remember Absolute Value
 Ex: Solve 6x-3 = 15
6x-3 = 15 or 6x-3 = -15
6x = 18 or 6x = -12
x = 3 or x = -2

* Plug in answers to check your solutions!

 Ex: Solve 2x + 7 -3 = 8
Get the abs. value part by itself first!
2x+7 = 11
Now split into 2 parts.
2x+7 = 11 or 2x+7 = -11
2x = 4 or 2x = -18
x = 2 or x = -9
Check the solutions.
 Ex: Solve & graph.
4 x  9 21
• Becomes an “and” problem

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 3 x 
2 -3 7 8
 Solve & graph.
3x  2  3 11
• Get absolute value by itself first.
3 x  2 8
• Becomes an “or” problem
3x  2 8 or 3x  2  8
3 x 10 or 3 x  6
10
x  or x  2
3

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 Example 1:
This is an ‘or’ statement.
● |2x + 1| > 7 (Greator). Rewrite.
● 2x + 1 > 7 or 2x + 1 >7 In the 2nd inequality, reverse the
inequality sign and negate the
● 2x + 1 >7 or 2x + 1 <-7
right side value.

● x > 3 or x < -4 Solve each inequality.

Graph the solution.

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 Example 2:
● |x -5|< 3
This is an ‘and’ statement.
(Less thand).
● x -5< 3 and x -5< 3
● x -5< 3 and x -5> -3 Rewrite.
In the 2nd inequality, reverse the
● x < 8 and x > 2 inequality sign and negate the
right side value.
● 2<x<8
Solve each inequality.

Graph the solution.

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 Absolute Value Inequalities
Case 1 Example: x 3  5

and
x 3  5 x 35
x  2 x 8

 2x 8
 Absolute Value Inequalities
Case 2 Example: 2x 1  9
or
2x 1   9 2x 1  9
2x   10 2x  8
x 5 x4

x   5 OR x  4
 Absolute Value
• Answer is always positive

• Therefore the following

examples
cannot happen. . .
3x  5  9

Solutions: No solution
 Graphing Linear
Inequalities in Two
Variables
•SWBAT graph a linear
inequality in two variables
•SWBAT Model a real life
situation with a linear
inequality.
Some Helpful Hints
•If the sign is > or < the line is
dashed
•If the sign is  or  the line will
be solid
When dealing with just x and y.
•If the sign > or  the shading
either goes up or to the right
•If the sign is < or  the shading
either goes down or to the left
 When dealing with slanted lines
•If it is > or  then you shade above

•If it is < or  then you shade below

the line
 Graphing an Inequality in Two
Variables
Graph x < 2
Step 1: Start by graphing
the line x = 2

Now what points

would give you less
than 2?

Since it has to be x < 2

we shade everything to
the left of the line.
 Graphing a Linear Inequality
Sketch a graph of y  3
 Using What We Know
Sketch a graph of x + y < 3
Step 1: Put into
slope intercept form
y <-x + 3

Step 2: Graph the

line y = -x + 3