De La Salle Santiago Zobel School

Pasong Buaya 2, Imus, Cavite

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Formative Assessment #7: Rational Inequalities
Second Trimester, A.Y. 2018-2019

1. Construct a TABLE OF SIGNS to determine the sign of the rational expression

(𝑥 − 5)(𝑥 + 4)
𝑥(𝑥 − 2)

over the entire real number line. Then, answer the following questions.

─∞ -4 0 2 5 +∞
𝒙−𝟓

𝒙+𝟒

𝒙−𝟐

(𝒙 − 𝟓)(𝒙 + 𝟒)
𝒙(𝒙 − 𝟐)

a. What values of 𝑥 will make the rational expression equal to zero?

b. What values of 𝑥 will make the rational expression undefined?

(𝑥−5)(𝑥+4)
c. What is the solution of the inequality > 0?
𝑥(𝑥−2)

(𝑥−5)(𝑥+4)
d. What is the solution of the inequality < 0?
𝑥(𝑥−2)

(𝑥−5)(𝑥+4)
e. What is the solution of the inequality ≥ 0?
𝑥(𝑥−2)

(𝑥−5)(𝑥+4)
f. What is the solution of the inequality ≤ 0?
𝑥(𝑥−2)

GENERAL MATHEMATICS – GRADE 11 1

 Solve the given inequalities.
2. 3.
𝟐𝒙 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟐
>𝟎 ≤𝟎
𝒙−𝟏 𝒙−𝟕

4. 5.
𝟒𝒙 + 𝟖 𝒙−𝟏
≥𝟎 <𝟎
𝟑𝒙 − 𝟓 𝒙𝟐 +𝒙−𝟔

6. 7.
𝟏 𝟏 𝒙+𝟖 𝟏
≥ ≤
𝒙−𝟏 𝟖 𝟐𝒙 𝟒

GENERAL MATHEMATICS – GRADE 11 2