HKDSE Exercise

MATHEMATICS (Core)

By HENRY LEUNG

HKDSE Mathematics Exercise

Topic: Inequalities
1. Solve the inequalities 3 x8>

2. Solve

185 x
or 5(x+2)>x+2 .
3

3
(x3) x5
4
.
2
2 ( 3x )>4
3

2 x1
3x
4
3. a) Solve
3
2 .
3 x+4> x2
b) Furthermore, if x is a positive integer, list out all possible x .
4. Solve the inequality x 2+2 x15<0 .
5. Solve the inequality 2 x x 20 .
6. Solve the inequality (x+2)(x+3)<2(x+2) .
7. Solve the inequality x 24 x+4>0 .

x ( x+1)3( x+1)
.
4 x 2+4 x3<0
b) If x is an integer, find the maximum value of x .

8. a) Solve

9. Find the range of k if x 2+k x+k >0 for all real numbers x .
10. A ball is throw upwards, the height h m of the ball after t seconds can be modelled by
2
h=15 t5t . Find the range of t such that the height of the ball is higher than 10 m .
11. Let sin =3 x2 , where is any angle. Find the range of x .
12. If the base radius and the height of the cylinder are r cm and (r 2) cm respectively. If the
total surface area is less than 48 cm 2 , find the range of r .
13. How many integers of x satisfying the inequality (x2)(1x )3( x2) ?

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14. Using the figure below, solve x 2x+6> x+6 .

15. Using the figure below, solve 2( x )(x )0 .

16. a) Solve u 2u60 .

b) Hence, or otherwise, solve ( x 24 x2) 2( x 24 x2)60 .

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Answer
x>2
1.
x11
2.
3. a) 3<x2
b) 1 , 2
4. 5<x<3
x0 or x2
5.
6. 2< x<1
7. All real numbers x except 2
1
8. a) 1x<
2
b) 0
9. 0<k <4
10. 1<t<2
1
x1
11.
3
12. 2<r <6
13. 5
14. 2< x<0
15. x or x
16. a) 2u3
b) 1x0 or 4x5

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