Difference between revisions of "Solving Equations and Inequalities"

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* [https://www.cliffsnotes.com/study-guides/algebra/algebra-i/inequalities-graphing-and-absolute-value/solving-equations-containing-absolute-value Solving Absolute Value Equations], Cliff's Notes
 
* [https://www.cliffsnotes.com/study-guides/algebra/algebra-i/inequalities-graphing-and-absolute-value/solving-equations-containing-absolute-value Solving Absolute Value Equations], Cliff's Notes
  
NOTE: The same methods for solving equations can be used for solving inequalities. However, multiplying or dividing by a negative number on both sides of an inequality reverses the inequality sign. Examples of this:
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===Solving Different Types of Inequalities===
* <math> -x < 7 \implies (-1)(-x) > (-1)(7) \implies x > -7 </math>
 
* <math> 6 - y \ge x \implies y - 6 \le -x \implies y \le  6 - x</math>
 
* <math> -2x > 24 \implies (-2x)/(-2) < 24/(-2) \implies x < -12 </math>
 
 
 
===More Examples of Solving Inequalities===
 
 
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNxruTEpY4o Solving Linear Inequalities], patrickJMT on YouTube
 
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNxruTEpY4o Solving Linear Inequalities], patrickJMT on YouTube
 
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t54ccHYVhoo Solving Quadratic Inequalities], patrickJMT on YouTube
 
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t54ccHYVhoo Solving Quadratic Inequalities], patrickJMT on YouTube
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzmqAZZd88g Solving Absolute Value Inequalities], patrickJMT on YouTube
 
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzmqAZZd88g Solving Absolute Value Inequalities], patrickJMT on YouTube
 
* [https://prep.math.lsa.umich.edu/cgi-bin/pmc/crtopic?sxn=8&top=3&crssxn=prep Solving Inequalities with Radicals], University of Michigan Math Prep
 
* [https://prep.math.lsa.umich.edu/cgi-bin/pmc/crtopic?sxn=8&top=3&crssxn=prep Solving Inequalities with Radicals], University of Michigan Math Prep
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NOTE: The same methods for solving equations can be used for solving inequalities. However, multiplying or dividing by a negative number on both sides of an inequality reverses the inequality sign. Examples of this:
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* <math> -x < 7 \implies (-1)(-x) > (-1)(7) \implies x > -7 </math>
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* <math> 6 - y \ge x \implies y - 6 \le -x \implies y \le  6 - x</math>
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* <math> -2x > 24 \implies (-2x)/(-2) < 24/(-2) \implies x < -12 </math>

Revision as of 14:04, 14 September 2021

Resources and Examples

General Resources

Solving Different Types of Equations

Solving Different Types of Inequalities

NOTE: The same methods for solving equations can be used for solving inequalities. However, multiplying or dividing by a negative number on both sides of an inequality reverses the inequality sign. Examples of this: