Modulus Inequalities

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1.

Solve the following inequalities involving modulus functions


(These can be solved by squaring)

a. |x-3|< 4 b. |2x-1| > 3

c. |x2 – 1|<3 d. 3|x+2| ≤|x–6|

e. |3x-5| < |x+1| f. |x2+1|< |x2 − 9|


x x2 − 4
g. <2 h. ≤3
5+x x

2. The following inequalities involving modulus functions cannot be solved by squaring.


(These can be solved by using graphical method
or change them to piecewise defined
or squaring with restrictions).

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a. |x−2|<2x b. |x+2| < (6 − x)
2

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c. |x + 3| + |x − 2| < 10 d. |x-2|< , x≠ 0
x
𝑥𝑥
e. |2x + 1|> 1 – x2 e. ≤3
|𝑥𝑥+1|

3. Solve the following inequalities (miscellaneous questions)

x +1 | x | +1 x +1
a. <4 b. <4 c. <4
x −1 | x | −1 x −1

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d. <|x| e. 2 < |3x+4| ≤ 7
| x | +1

𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
4. Find in each of the following:
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
𝑥𝑥
a. y= tan-1� �
𝑥𝑥+1
−1 𝑥𝑥
b. y= (1+ x2) 𝑒𝑒 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡
c. y=tan-1(sin x)
d. y=tan-1(2tanx)

1−𝑥𝑥
5. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y = tan-1� � at the point x =0
1+𝑥𝑥

2+𝑥𝑥 1 9
6. The curve y = tan-1� �, x≠ has a gradient of at the points P and Q, find the coordinates of
1−2𝑥𝑥 2 10
P and Q.

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