Practice sheet - FN (Modulus)
Solve for x:
1. (a) |x| = 1 (b) |x| = 3 (c) |x| = 5 (d) |x| = 0
2. (a) |x–1|=2 (b) |x–2| =3 (c) |x–3| =4
3. (a) |x| = –1 (b) |x| =–2 (c) |x| = –5
4. (a) |x| 2 (b) |x| 5 (c) |x| 7
5. (a) |x–1| 2 (b) |x–2|3 (c) |x–5|6
6. (a) |x–1|1 (b) |x–2|3 (c) |x–3|4
7. (a) |x–1|–1 (b) |x–2|–2 (c) |x–1| 0
8. (a) |x2 –1| 1 (b) |2x2 –3| 1 (c) |x2 –2| >3
9. (a) |x–1| + |x – 2| =|2x – 3| (b) |x–1| + |x – 2| = 1
10. (a) 2x 1 2 x 4 3 (b) x 3 2x 7 3x 10
ANSWERS
1. (a) x = 1 (b) x = 3 (c) x = 5 (d) x = 0
2. (a) x=3,–1 (b) x=–1, 5 (c) x = –1, 7
3. (a) No solution (b) No solution (c) No solution
4. (a) x[–2,2] (b) x[–5, 5] (c) x[–7, 7]
5. (a) x[–1, 3] (b) x[–1, 5] (c) x[–1, 11]
6 (a) x(–,0][2, ) (b) x(–,–1][5, ) (c) x(–,–1][7, )
7. (a) No solution (b) No solution (c) x=2
8. (a) x[ 2, 2 ] (b) x [ 2, 1] [1, 2]
(c) x , 5 5,
9. (a) x ( ,1] [2, ) (b) x[1, 2]
7
10. (a) x[0, 2] (b) x 3,
2
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