,1 Preliminaries
1, The sum of a rational number and an irrational number must be _
Answer: irrational
Difficulty: 2 Section:
2. Give an example of irrational numbers whose product is irrational and an example whose
product is rational
Answer: Varies. For the first question, '2 and /3 work, and for the second question
2 aad VS ork.
Difficulty: 2 Section: 1
3. F. ind a ration number between 3
; a n' z
Answer: Varies. The averase is Z.
Difficulty: 1 Section 2
4. Change the repeating decimal 1.163636363... to a ratio of two integers.
64
Answer: z
Difficulty: 2 Section: 2
959 -53
5. Find the best decimal approximation t _[7gj5 'Oat your calculator allows.
Answer: Depends on calculator. About -0.0154299.
Difficulty: 2 Section 2
6. Find the solution set for the inequality 2zr I1 <4 - I.
Answer: (-5,0c).
Difficulty: 1 Section: 3
7. Find the solution set for the inequality 5r II < 15z - 22.
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Difficulty: 1 Section: 3
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,8. Find the solution set for the inequality 3r - 10 >5 +2.
Answer: (-oc. -6)
Difficulty: 1 Section: 3
9. Find the solution set for the inequality z -- 9z + 20 > 0.
Answer: (-0c, 4)u(5,00).
Difficulty: 2 Section: 3
10. Find the solution set for the inequality (r -1) > 16.
Answer: (-o0, -3]u[5,o0).
Difficulty: 2 Section: 3
11. Find the solution set for the inequality r +r -2 < 0
Answer: (-2,1).
Difficulty: 2 Section: 3.
12. Find the solution set for the inequality r --r --8 < 4.
Answer: (-3,4).
Difficulty: 2 Section: 3
13. Find the soluton set for the inequality (r -5)(r-2) -2.
Answer: (--x,3]u[4,c).
Difficulty: 2 Section: 3
14. Find the solution set for the inequalitt'g2
-4
Answer: (-oc,4)u[9,oo).
Difficulty: 2 Section: 3
15. Find the solution set for the inequity =T, <0.
I-
Answer: (-1.6).
Difficulty: 2 Section. 3
16. Find the solution set for the inequality
I+5
go.
Answer: (-5,4].
Difficulty:2 Section: 3
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, 17. Find dthe dsolution dset dfor dthe dinequality dt}5 d0.
4r d3
A»er. d «-s.-De(7.e)
Difficulty: d 2 Section: d 3
18. Find dthe dsolution dset dfor dthe dinequai ?
r-2
z1
Answer: d [0,2).
Difficulty: d 2 Section: d 3
19. Fad d de dsotut,on dset d tor due dinequaiey d z-who.
+ dI
are(-3).
Difficulty: d 2 Section: d 3
20. Find d the dsolution d set d for d the d inequality d [3r d + d 1/< d 7.
a[-{a]
Difficulty: d 2 Section: d 4
21. Find d the dsolution dset d for d the d inequality d [Or d+ d17] d < d45.
(-3)
Difficulty: d 2 Section: d 4
22. Find d the dsolution d set d for d the d inequality d[r d+ d16] d < d8.
Are d(-s-5;)
Difficulty: d 2 Section: d 4
23. Find d the dsolution d set d for dthe d inequality d [Sr d+ d17] d < d 7.
a(--)
Difficulty: d 2 Section: d 4
24. Describe d the d interval d [--5,5] d by d means d of d an d inequality d involving d absolute d values.
Answer: d [r] d< d5.
Difficulty: d 1 Section: d 4
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