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Solve –12x > 30, when x is an integer.

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Question

Solve –12x > 30, when x is an integer.

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Solution

The given inequality is -12x > 30.

= `(-12x)/(-12)< 30/(-12)`

= x < - `5/2`

The integers smaller than (-5/2) are…, -5, -4, -3.

Thus, when x is an integer, the solutions of the given inequality are …, -5, -4, -3.

Therefore, in this case, the solution set is {…, -5, -4, -3}.

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Chapter 5: Linear Inequalities - EXERCISE 5.1 [Page 95]

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NCERT Mathematics [English] Class 11
Chapter 5 Linear Inequalities
EXERCISE 5.1 | Q 2. (ii) | Page 95
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