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Uday (2025)
Linear Inequalities
Practice Sheet

Single Correct Type Questions: (1 to 15) 6. Complete set of values of x satisfying the inequality

1. Complete solution of inequality 1 

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> 2 is x–3< x 2  4x  5 is
x (1) (– , – 5] U [1, ) (2) (– 5, 3]
(1) (–1, 0)  (0, 3) (2) (–, –1)  (0, ) (3) [3, 5) (4) (– 5, 3)
(3) (–, –1) (3, ) (4) (–, –1)
7. The set of values of x satisfying inequlity
2. Number of integral solutions of inequality
|2x – 3| – |x|  3 is 4 – x < 2x – x 2
(1) 6 (2) 5 (1) (– , – 5] (2) (0, 2]
(3) 4 (4) 7 (3) [0, 2]  (4,) (4) x 

3. The set of values of x satisfying inequality 8. The value of [e] – [– ] where [.] denotes greatest
6  x > x – 1 is integer function, is
 1  21  (1) 5 (2) 6
(1) (– , 1] (2)  ,  (3) 7 (4) 8
 2 

 1 – 21 
(3)  ,  (4) [1, ) 9. The set of solution of inequality – 5  [x + 1] < 2,
 2  where [.] denotes greatest integer function is
(1) [–6, 1) (2) [–6, 2)
4. The set of values of x satisfying inequlity (3) [–7, 1) (4) [–6, 3)
x+3< 2–x
2
 –7 – 21  10. The set of solution of inequality [x] + 5[x] – 6 < 0,
(1)  – 3 
 2  where [.] denotes greatest integer function is
(1) [–2, 0) (2) [–5, 2)
 –7 – 21   –7  21 
(2)  – 3    , 2 (3) [–5, 1) (4) [–6, 5)
 2   2 
 –7  21 
2
11. The number of solutions of the equation {x} = – {x}
(3)  , 2
 2  is (where {.} denotes the fractional part function)
(1) 0 (2) 1
 –7 – 21   –7  21 
(4)  – 3    , 2 (3) 2 (4) infinite
 2   2 
2
12. The number of solutions of the equation 2{x} – 5
5. The set of values of x satisfying inequality
{x} + 2 = 0 is (where {.} denotes the fractional part
x 2  x  6 < 2x – 3 is function)
(1) (– , 1] (2) [1, ) (1) 0 (2) 1
(3) [2, ) (4) [3, ) (3) 2 (4) infinite
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13. The number of solution of the equation Match the Column Type Questions (20 to 22)
2
sgn(x ) = |x – 2| is x 2  6x  5
20. Let f(x) =
(1) 1 (2) 0 x 2  5x  6
(3) 2 (4) 3 Column -I Column -II
(A) If – 1 < x < 1, (p) 0 < f(x) < 1
14. The complete set of values of x satisfying the
equation sgn x = |1–x| is then f(x) satisfies
(1) x = 2 (2) x = 0 (B) If 1 < x < 2, (q) f(x) < 0
(3) x = – 1 (4) x  then f(x) satisfies
2 2 (C) If 3 < x < 5, (r) f(x) > 0
15. If |x – 2x – 8| + |x + x – 2| = 3 | x + 2|, then the set
then f(x) satisfies
of all real values of x is
(1) [1, 4] {–2} (2) [1, 4] (D) If x > 5, (s) f(x) < 1
(3) [–2, 1] [4,) (4) (–, –2] [1, 4] then f(x) satisfies
(1) (A) - (p), (r), (s); (B) - (q), (s); (C) - (q), (s);(D) - (p), (r), (s)
One or More Than One Type Questions (16 to 17)
(2) (A) - (q), (r), (s); (B) - (q), (s); (C) - (q), (s);(D) - (p), (r), (s)
10 x 2 1
The equation x  2 = x  2 , where x  2 has:
3x
16. (3) (A) - (p), (r), (s); (B) - (p), (s); (C) - (q), (s);(D) - (p), (r), (s)
(1) two positive & two negative solutions (4) (A) - (p), (r), (s); (B) - (q), (s); (C) - (q), (s);(D) - (q), (r), (s)
(2) four real solutions
(3) three positive & one negative solutions 21. If y = f(x) has following graph, then match the
(4) three real solutions . column.

17. The simultaneous equations y = x + 2 |x| and y = 4 + x – |x|

have the solution set given by
4 4  4 Column I Column II
(1)  ,  (2)  4, 
3 3  3
 4 4 4  (A) y = |f(x)| (p)
(3)  – ,  (4)  , 4 
 3 3 3 

Passage Type Questions (18 to 19) (B) y = f(|x|) (q)

Consider ||x – 3| – log10M| = 4
18. Integral values of M such that above equation has
only 2 real distinct solutions are (C) y = f(– |x|) (r)
(1) 999 (2) 1000
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(3) 10 (4) 9999 y  | f (|x|) |
(D) (s)
19. Least integral value of M such that above equation
has 4 distinct solutions is
(1) (A)  (r), (B)  (p), (C)  (s), (D)  (q)
(1) 104 (2) 1000
(2) (A)  (r), (B)  (p), (C)  (q), (D)  (s)
(3) 1001 (4) 9999
(3) (A)  (q), (B)  (s), (C)  (r), (D)  (p)
(4) (A)  (s), (B)  (q), (C)  (r), (D)  (p)
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x 2  5x  4 Integer Type Questions (23 to 25)

22. Let f(x) =
x 2  5x  6
Column -I Column -II 23. Sum of integral solutions of inequality
(A) f(x) > 0 (p) (–,1)  (2,3)  (4,) | |x – 2| – 3| 0 is
(B) f(x) < 1 (q) (1,2)  (3,4)
(C) f(x) > 1 (r) (2,3) 24 Number of integral solutions of inequality
|x + 3| > |2x – 1| is
(D) f(x) < 0 (s) (–,2)  (3,)
(1) (A)  (p), (B)  (s), (C)  (r), (D)  (q)
25. The number of real roots of the equation
(2) (A)  (r), (B)  (s), (C)  (p), (D)  (q) 2
x + 3|x| + 2 = 0 is
(3) (A)  (p), (B)  (r), (C)  (s), (D)  (q)
(4) (A)  (p), (B)  (q), (C)  (r), (D)  (s)
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Answer key
1. (1) 14. (1)
2. (4) 15. (1)
3. (2) 16. (2, 3)
4. (2) 17. (3, 4)
5. (4) 18. (2)
6. (1) 19. (3)
7. (4) 20. (1)
8. (2) 21. (2)
9. (1) 22. (1)
10. (3) 23. (4)
11. (4) 24. (4)
12. (4) 25. (0)
13. (3)
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Hints and Solutions

1. (1) 4. (2)
2
1+
3
>2 or 1+
3
< –2 Case-x + 3 < 0 and 2 – x  0 and (x + 3) < 2 – x
2
x x  x + 7x + 7 < 0
3 x x 1
 > 0 or <0 + – +
x x
  0<x<3 or –1 < x < 0 –7 – 21 –7  21
 x  (–1, 0)  (0, 3) 2 2

•
2. (4) –3
•
2
 –7 – 21 
x   – 3 
 2 
Case – II x + 3  0 and 2 – x  0
2 2
(x + 3) > 2 – x  x + 7x + 7 > 0

for y  3 x  [0, 6] + – +
Integral solutions x = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Number of integral solutions = 7 –7 – 21 –7  21
2 2
3. (2) •
–3
6x > x – 1
Domain 6 – x  0  x  6 •
2
Case f-I : x  1
 –7  21 
+ve  +ve x  , 2 
2  2 
6 – x  x – 2x + 1
2  –7 – 21   –7  21 
x –x–50 Finally x   – 3    , 2
 2   2 
 1
2
21 1 – 21 1+ 21 
 x   – 0 x  , 
 2 4  2 2 
5. (4)
 1  21  x 2  x  6 < 2x – 3
 so x  1, 
 2  2
Domain x – x – 6  0  (x – 3) (x + 2)  0
Case -2 : x < 1  x  (–, –2]  [3, )
+ve > –ve 3
always true Case fLFkfr-I : x <
2
x  (–, 1) (+ve) < (–ve)
 1  21  Never true
 x   , 
 2   x = 
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Case -II : x 
2 [e] – [–] = [2.71] – [–3.14] = 2 + 4 = 6
(+ve) < (+ve)
squaring 9. (1)
2
x – x – 6 < 4x + 9 – 12x
2
– 5  [x + 1] < 2
2 2 11 – 5  [x + 1]  1  –5x+1<2
 3x – 11x + 15 > 0 x – x+5>0
3 –6x<1  x  [–6, 1)
121
 D= – 20 < 0 10. (3)
9 2
3  [x] + 5[x] – 6 < 0
 x  R  x   ,  ([x] + 6) ([x] – 1) < 0
2 
Now take intersection with domain – 6 < [x] < 1
 x  [3, ) – 5  [x]  0
– 5  x < 1  x  [–5, 1)
6. (1)
Domain 11. (4)
2 {x} = 0 or {x} = – 1
x + 4x – 5  0 ;
2 x (rejected)
x + 5x – x – 5  0
(x – 1) (x + 5)  0 12. (4)
x  (– , –5]  [1, ) 2
2{x} – 5{x} + 2 = 0
case-I x – 3 < 0 2
2 f – 4f – f + 2 = 0
x<3
2f (f – 2) – 1 (f – 2) = 0
–ve < +ve
1
always true f= , 2, f 2 (0  f < 1)
2
 x  (–, –5]  [1, 3) ...(i) 1
case-II x – 3  0   f=  solution
2
x3
+ve < +ve 13. (3)
2
2 2 sgn(x ) = |x – 2|
(x – 3) < (x + 4x – 5)
10x – 14 > 0 1=x–2 x2 x=3
x > 7/5 1 = –(x – 2) x < 2 –1 = x – 2
 x  [3, ) ...(ii) x=1 two solution
by (i)  (ii)
14. (1)
x  (– , –5]  [1, )
sgn x = |1–x|
Case-I 0>x
7. (4)
2 – 1 = 1 – x  x = 2 no solution
Case-I 4 –x < 0 and 2x – x  0  x  [0,2] and Case-II x = 0
x > 4  x   0 = 1 not possible
2 2
 Case-II 4 – x  0 and 2x – x  0 and 16 + x – Case-III 0 < x  1
1 = 1 – x  x = 0 no solution
2
8x < 2x – x
2
 x  [0, 2] and x > 4 and x – 5x + 8 < 0  x   Case-IV x > 1
1 = x – 1  x = 2 Ans.
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15. (1) 20. (1)

2 2
Since (x + x - 2) - (x - 2x - 8) = 3x + 6 = 3(x+2) (A) - (p), (r), (s); (B) - (q), (s); (C) - (q), (s); (D) - (p), (r), (s)
2 2
 (x - 2x - 8) (x + x - 2)  0 x 2  6x  5
Given f(x) =
i.e. (x - 4) (x + 2) (x + 2) (x - 1)  0 x 2  5x  6
x 2  6x  5
(i) when 0 < f(x) < 1 then 0 < <1
(x 2  5x  6)
 Solution set is [1,4]  {-2}
(x  5)(x  1) x 2  6x  5
So > 0 and 2 –1<0
16. (2,3) (x  2)(x  3) x  5x  6
10 x 2 1
(x  1)
2
x2 = x2 
3x
x – 2 = ±1 or 10x –   >0
1 1 (x  2)(x  3)
1 – 3x = 0  x = 1, 3, ,–
2 5   x  (–1, 1)  (5, 0)
17. (3,4)
y = x + 2 |x| (ii) when f(x) < 0
and y = 4 + x – |x| (x  1)(x  5)
<0
so, x + 2|x| = 4 + x – |x| (x  2)(x  3)
3|x| = 4
 x  (1, 2)  (3, 5)
4
x=±
3
(iii) f(x) > 0, x  (– , 1)  (2, 3)  (5, )
4
(i) When x = then y = 4
3
4 4
(ii) When x = – then y =
3 3

18. (2)
Let log10M = P (iv) f(x) < 1 > 0
||x – 3| – P| = 4
|x – 3| = P + 4 and P – 4
(18) for 2 solutions 2
P + 4 > 0 and P – 4 < 0
–4<P<4
– 4 log M < 4 x  (–1, 2)  (3, )
10–4 < M < 104 (A) – 1 < x < 1, f(x) satisfies p, q, s
(B) 1 < x < 2, f(x) satisfies q, s
19. (3) (C) 3 < x < 5, f(x) satisfies q, s
Let log10M = P (D) x > 5, f(x) satisfies p, r, s
||x – 3| – P| = 4
|x – 3| = P + 4 and P – 4 21. (2)
(19) For 4 solutions : 4 (A)  (r), (B)  (p), (C)  (q), (D)  (s)
P–4>0
P>4 22. (1)
log M > 4 (A)  (p), (B)  (s), (C)  (r), (D)  (q)
M > 104
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f x 
 x  4  x  1
 x  2  x  3
(A) f (x) > 0
+ – + – + 23. (4)
1 2 3 4 |x – 2| – 3 = 0
x   ,1   2,3   4,   |x – 2| = 3
(B) f(x) < 1 x = 5 or x = – 1
x 2  5x  4 sum of integral solutions = 4
1
x 2  5x  6
24 (4)
x 2  5x  4  x 2  5x  6
0 2 2
 x  2  x  3 |x + 3| > |2x –1|  x + 9 + 6x > 4x +
2
2 1 – 4x  3x – 10x – 8 < 0
0
 x  2  x  3 
 2
 x  3  (x – 4) < 0  –
2
<x<4
  3
So integral solutions are x = 0, 1, 2, 3
2
0
 x  2  x  3 25. (0)
2
+ – + |x| + 3|x| + 2 = 0
2 3 (|x| + 2) (|x| + 1) = 0
x  (–∞)   3,   |x| = – 2 |x| = –1
x = Not possible x = Not possible
so no solution is possible
(C) f (x)  1
2
0
 x  2  x  3
+ – +
2 3
x   2,3
(D) f(x) < 0
 x  4  x  1  0
 x  2  x  3
+ – + – +
1 2 3 4
x  1, 2    3,4 