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The document contains a series of mathematical problems involving the modulus of real numbers, including equations and inequalities to solve for real x. It also provides an answer key with solutions for each problem listed. The problems cover a variety of scenarios involving absolute values and inequalities.

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Modulus (BM)

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Modulus (GM)-1

MODULUS OF REAL NUMBERS


Solve the following for real x:

1. |x| = 5 2. |x – 2| = 9

3. x + |x| = 0 4. |2x – 5| = 7

3x  4
5. 7 6. |x – 3| = –1
3
2
7. |x – 5x + 2| = 4 8. |x + 2| = |x – 2|

9. |x – 1| = |2x – 1| 10. x 2  x  1  2x  1

11. |2x + 3| – |2x – 5| = 6 12. Find the number of solutions of |x| + |x – 1| = 5

13. |x + 2| + |x – 3| + 2 = 0 14. |x| < 2

15. |x – 3| < 5 16. 1  |x – 1| 3

 | x | 1,
17. |x| > –3 18. Solve simultaneously: 
| x  1|  3

| x 2  4x | 5,
19. |x2 – 3x + 1| < 1 20. Solve simultaneously: 
 | x  1| 3
2 2x  1
21. 1 22. 2
x4 x 1
| x2|
23. ||x – 2| – 1|  3 24. 0
x2

25. |x – 2|  |x + 4| 26. |x – 1| + |x – 2|  4

2
27. x  28. x2 – |x| – 2  0
x

| x  1| x3 x
29. 1 30. 1
x2 x2

1 x 1
31. 1 32. 0
2 x x 2

33. |x2 + x| > |x2 + 5x – 8| 34. |–x2 + 4x – 7| – x2 + 4x – 7 = 0

x 2  7 x  10 x2  3x  1
35. 0 36. 3
x 2  6x  9 x2  x  1

x 2  5x  4 x x2
37. 1 38. x 
x2  4 x 1 x 1

39. |x2 + 6x + 6| = |x2 + 4x + 9| + |2x – 3| 40. |x2 + 3x| > 2 – x2


Modulus (GM)-2
ANSWER KEY

1. {–5, 5} 2. {–7, 11}

3. (–, 0] 4. {–1, 6}

5. (17/3, –25/3) 6. 

 5  33 
7.  , 2, 3  8. 0
 2 

 17  3 
9.  
0,
2
3
10. 1,
 2 

11. 2 12. 2

13.  14.  2, 2

15. (–2, 8) 16. [–2, 0]  [2, 4]

17. xR 18. (-2, -1]  [1, 4)

19. (0, 1)  (2, 3) 20. (-1, 2)

21. (2, 4)  (4, 6)

22. (3/4, 1)  (1, + ).


2x  1 2x  1
Hint. The given inequality is equivalent to the collection of two inequalities  2 and < -2.
x 1 x 1

23. (–, –2]  [6, ) 24. (2, + )

 1  7 
25. [–1, ) 26.  ,  2    2 ,  
   

27. (0, 2) 28. (–, –2]  [2, )

29. (-, -2)  (1/2, + ). 30. (–5, –2)  (–1, )

31. (–2, –1]  [1, 2) 32. (–, –2)  [–1, 1]  (2, )

33. (–, –4)  (1, 2) 34. R

35. x  (–5, –2)  (2, 3)  (3, 5)

36. (-, -2)  (-1, + ).


Hint. Since x2 + x + 1 > 0 for all xR, the given inequality is equivalent to the inequality |x2 - 3x - 1| < 3 (x2 + x + 1),
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
or to -3(x + x + 1) < x - 3x - 1<3 (x + x + 1), or to -3 (x + x + 1) < x - 3x - 1, x - 3x - 1 < 3 (x + x + 1).

37. [0, 8/5]  [5/2, + ). 38. {0}  (1, )

3   2  1 
39. 2,  40.  ,     ,  
 3 2 
 

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