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Inequalities Worksheet

1 Three lines and a shaded region are shown on a 1 cm square grid.

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y = 2x – 1

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x+y=5
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a

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–2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 x
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–2

–3

(a) Find the three inequalities that define the shaded region.

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 (b) Another region, R, is defined by these three inequalities.

x+y G 5 y H 2x - 1 xH1

Find the area of region R.

2 ......................................... cm 2 [1]
y

A (0, 6) C (p, 6)

NOT TO
SCALE

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ur
ct
0 x
B (p, 0)
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The diagram shows the points A (0, 6), B ( p, 0) and C ( p, 6).

The equation of the line AB is 3y + 4x = 18 .

(a) Find the value of p.

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p = ................................................. [1]

(b) Write down the three inequalities that define the region inside triangle ABC.

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 3 Write down an irrational value of n that satisfies this inequality.

a) 4.5 G n G 5.5

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b) Solve the inequality.

23 + 2n 2 5 - 6n

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y
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A
6
a
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2
B C
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–6 –4 –2 0 2 4 6 8 x
–2

The diagram shows a shaded region ABC.

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The equation of the line AC is y =- x + 5.
2
Write down the three inequalities that define the shaded region.

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 5
y

C (4, 8) NOT TO
SCALE

A (1, 2) B (13, 2)

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The diagram shows a triangle formed by joining the points A (1, 2), B (13, 2) and C (4, 8).
The equation of the line BC is 2x + 3y = 32 .

(a) The region inside triangle ABC is defined by three inequalities.

One of these is 2x + 3y 1 32 .

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Write down the other two inequalities.
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ct
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a

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(b) The point (k, 7), where k is an integer, lies inside triangle ABC.

Find the possible values of k.

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k = ................................................ [2]

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 6
y
7

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 x

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The shaded region is defined by three inequalities.

Find these three inequalities. ur

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 7
y
12

10

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 x

The region R is defined by the inequalities

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2 G x G 8

5 G y G 10
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x + y H 10.
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On the diagram, shade and label the region R. [3]

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8 (a) Write down all the integers that satisfy the inequality - G x 1 2 .
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Answer ........................................... [1]

(b) Complete the following inequality with a fraction.

3 1
2 ...................... 2
4 2
[1]

(c) Write down an irrational value of n that satisfies this inequality.

21n13

Answer ........................................... [1]

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 9
y
7

A B
5

0 4 5 x

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In the diagram, the equation of the line AC is 7x + 5y = 35.

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(a) Write down the three inequalities that define the region inside triangle ABC.
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Answer ..........................................
a

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(b) The line y = kx, where k is an integer, passes through triangle ABC.

Find the greatest possible value of k.

Answer k = .................................... [2]

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 10
y
7

5
A
4 R

1
B
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 x

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In the diagram, the line 3y + 2x = 13 meets the axes at A and B.

(a) Find the coordinates of A. ur

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Answer (.................... , ..................) [1]

(b) The shaded region R is defined by five inequalities.

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Two of these are x G 6 and y G 6 .

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Write down the other three inequalities.

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Answer ................................................

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.......................................... [2]

(c) The point P is in the shaded region R.

Given that AP is as large as possible, write down the coordinates of P.

Answer (.................... , ..................) [1]

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 11 The diagram shows the lines x + y = 8 and 2y = x + 4 .

y
8

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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 x
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(a) The shaded region on the diagram is defined by three inequalities.
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Write down these three inequalities.
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Answer ...........................................
a

...........................................
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(b) Another region, R, is defined by the inequalities x + y G 8 , 2y G x + 4 and y H a ,

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where a is an integer.
This region contains 5 points with integer coordinates.

Write down the value of a.

Answer a = ..................................... [1]

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 12
y

C B

O x

The sides of the triangle ABC are formed by the straight lines with equations
1
x = 3, y = 6, y = x+ .
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(a) The region inside the triangle is defined by three inequalities.

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Write down these three inequalities.

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(b) The point (4, k), where k is an integer, lies inside the triangle.
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Find the value of k.

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Answer k = ................................................. [1]

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 13
y

e
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 x

 Thediagramshowstheline y = 2x + 1. ur
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 ThepointPhascoordinates(a,b)whereaandbarebothpositiveintegers.
 Thevaluesofaandbsatisfytheinequalitiesa 1 2 ,b 1 7 andb 2 2a + 1.
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 WritedownallthepossiblecoordinatesofP.
a
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Answer................................................................................................................................................. [2]
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 14
y
6

B
A
0 x
2 7

In the diagram, the equation of the line

• through B and C is 6x + 7y = 42

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x
• through A and B is y = .
5

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(a) The region inside triangle ABC is defined by three inequalities.
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One of these is y 2 .
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Write down the other two inequalities.

Answer ..........................................
a
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(b) The line y = kx passes through triangle ABC.

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Find all the possible integer values of k.

Answer .......................................... [2]

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 15
y
5

4
L
3

x
0 1 2 3 4 5

(a) Find the gradient of the line L.

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Answer .............................................................. [1]

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(b) The shaded region on the diagram is defined by three inequalities.
One of these is x + y G 4 .
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Write down the other two inequalities.
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a

Answer ...................................................................
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 16
y

A C
B

O x

The diagram shows the three lines x = 8, x + y = 21 and 2y = 12 + x

which intersect at the points A, B and C.

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(a) Find the coordinates of B.
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Answer ( ................... , ...................) [1]

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(b) The region inside triangle ABC is defined by three inequalities.

One of these is x + y 1 21.

Write down the other two inequalities.

Answer .............................................

............................................. [2]

(c) Find the coordinates of the point, with integer coordinates, that is inside triangle ABC.

Answer ( ................... , ...................) [1]

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 17
y

E C
F

O A B x

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The diagram shows the three lines x = 1, y = 1 and x + y = 4 and the seven points
O, A, B, C, D, E and F.
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(a) Which of these seven points lie in the region defined by x + y > 4?
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Answer ............................................... [1]

(b) Which one of these seven points lies in the region defined by
a

x < 1, y > 1 and x + y < 4?

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Answer ............................................... [1]

(c) Given that O is (0, 0) and C is (4, 2), find the inequality that defines the region
below the line that passes through O and C.

Answer ............................................... [1]

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 18 The diagram shows the regions A to I�
y
5

3 C

B
2 A
D
1 E
G I
F H
0 1 2 3 4 5 x

Give the letter of the region defined by each set of inequalities�

(a) x > 0, y > 0, y < 1 and y < 4 – 2x

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 19 The diagram shows 10 points, with
y
coordinates ( h, k ), where h and k are
integers. 5

0 1 2 3 4 x

(a) For these 10 points find

(i) the maximum value of k – h,

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(ii) the value of k, for the point that lies on the line y = 12 x.
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Answer k = ............................... [1]

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(b) The coordinates of the 10 points satisfy the inequalities

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h a, k b, h+k c.

Write down the values of a, b and c.

Answer a = ....................................

b = ....................................

c = ............................... [2]

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