Linear Comparing
Modulus Modulus
▪ Equality ▪ Distance Method
▪ Inequality ▪ Comparison of 3
▪ Assumption modulus
Modulus Inside Multiple
Modulus Modulus
▪ Traditional ▪ Two Mods
Method ▪ |𝑥 + 𝑎| + |𝑥 + 𝑏|
▪ Equality ▪ Inequality
▪ Inequality
Max/Min Value Aptitude and
05 Modulus 06 Modulus
▪ More than 2 Mod ▪ Observation
▪ PYQ HOTs ▪ CAT and XAT PYQ
Absolute Pro of
07 Modulus
▪ Graph of any
Modulus
▪ Equality
▪ Inequality
What is Modulus ??
𝑥−3 =8 9−6
6 9
4−9
3 4 9
TYPE 1
Linear Modulus
QUESTION-1
#Q. 1 If 𝑥 − 4 = 10 , find values of x.
4
QUESTION - 2
#Q. 2 If a − 4 = 5 and 2b − 10 = 8 , find the difference between
maximum and minimum value of ab.
A 72 B 90 C 81 D 𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑒
4 5
QUESTION - 3
#Q. 3 If 𝑥 − 4 < 10 , find values of x.
4
QUESTION - 4
#Q. 4 If 𝑥 + 4 + 2 < 10 , find values of x.
−4
QUESTION - 5
#Q. 5 If 2𝑥 + 8 ≤ 20 , find values of x.
−4
OVERVIEW
𝑥 − 2 = 20 𝑥 − 2 > 20 𝑥 − 2 < 20
TIP – 1 (HACK THE MODULUS)
• 𝑥2 = 𝑥 2
QUESTION - 6
#Q. 6 𝑥 − 2 2 = 2 𝑥 − 2 + 3, Find the value of a – b where a is the
maximum value of x and b is the minimum value of x.
A 4 B 6 C 2 D 3
TYPE 2
Comparing Modulus
QUESTION - 7
#Q. 7 Find the values of n such that |𝑛 − 10| > | 𝑛 − 30|
10 20 30
QUESTION - 8
#Q. 8 If n is a multiple of 3, then find the number of possible values of n
such that
𝑛 − 10 > 𝑛 − 70 > |𝑛 − 30|
30 70
10 70
TYPE 3
Modulus inside Modulus
𝑥 − 4 > 10 𝑥 − 4 < 10
QUESTION - 9
#Q. 9 Find the range of x where ||x - 2| - 8| > 5?
QUESTION - 10
#Q. 10 Find the range of x where ||x - 2| - 8| < 5?
TYPE 4
Multiple Modulus
QUESTION-11
#Q. 11 If 𝑥 − 4 + 𝑥 − 10 = 16 , find values of x.
4 10
QUESTION-12
#Q. 12 If 𝑥 − 4 + 𝑥 + 10 = 16 , find values of x.
−10 4
QUESTION-13
#Q. 13 If 𝑥 − 2 + 𝑥 − 10 > 20 , find values of x.
2 10
OVERVIEW
𝑥 − 2 + 𝑥 − 10 > 20 𝑥 − 2 + 𝑥 − 10 < 20
𝑥 − 2 + 𝑥 − 10 ≥ 20 𝑥 − 2 + 𝑥 − 10 ≤ 20
TYPE 5
Maximum Minimum Value
Concept
Find the minimum Value of 𝑥 − 2 + 𝑥 − 10
QUESTION - 14
#Q. 14 If the minimum Value of 𝑥 − 𝑎 + 𝑥 − 8 = 5. What are the
possible values of ‘a’.
QUESTION-15 (CAT 2022 –Slot 1)
#Q. 15 The largest real value of ′𝑎′ for which the equation
|𝑥 + 𝑎| + |𝑥 − 1| = 2 has an infinite number of solution
for x is
QUESTION - 16
#Q. 16 Find the minimum Value of
𝑥 − 10 + 𝑥 − 30 + 𝑥 − 50 + 𝑥 − 80 + |𝑥 − 90| .
QUESTION - 17
#Q. 17 Find the minimum Value of
𝑥 − 10 + 𝑥 − 30 + 𝑥 − 40 + 𝑥 − 50 + 𝑥 − 80 + |𝑥 − 90| .
TYPE 6
Modulus and Aptitude
QUESTION - 19
#Q. 19 𝑥 − 4 𝑦 + 3 = 13, Find the number of ordered pairs
satisfying this equation given that x and y are integers.
QUESTION - 20
#Q. 20 𝑥 − 4 𝑦 + 4 = 12, Find the number of ordered pairs
satisfying this equation given that x and y are distinct
integers.
QUESTION – 21 | XAT 2018
#Q. 21 If 2 ≤ |x – 1|×|y + 3| ≤ 5 and both x and y are negative integers,
find the number of possible combinations of x and y.
A 4 B 5 C 6 D 10
QUESTION - 22
#Q. 22 x 2 − 9x + 20 + x 2 − 10x + 24 = 0 , Find the value of x.
Concept
• |a| < |b| • |1 + mn| < | m + n |
QUESTION – 23 | CAT 2021 – Slot 3
#Q. 23 The number of distinct pairs of integers (m, n) satisfying
|1 + mn| < | m + n | < 5 is
TYPE 7
Let’s Be a Pro
Concept
𝑥 − 5 + 2x − 4 𝑥 − 5 + 2x − 4 − 3|x − 1| 2x − 4 − 3|x − 1|
Concept
8 = | − 8|
𝑥 + 2 + x − 4 + 2|1 − x|
𝑥 = | − x|
1 − 𝑥 = |x − 1|
QUESTION - 24
#Q. 24 Find the number of integral values the expression
𝑥 − 5 + 2x − 4 − 3|x − 1| can take
QUESTION - 25
#Q. 25 If 𝑥 − 5 + 12 − 2x = 10 , find the number of values of x
satisfying the condition.
Pro Level Unlocked
QUESTION - 26
#Q. 26Find the values of x satisfying the equation
|𝑥 − 5| + |2𝑥 − 4| − 2|𝑥| > 4