NCERT Class XI Mathematics - Linear Inequalities - Solutions

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Question : 58
Total: 65
5x + 1 > –24, 5x – 1 < 24
Solution:  
(i) 5x + 1 > –24, ⇒ 5x > –24 – 1 or 5x > –25
Dividing by 5, we get x > –5

(ii) 5x – 1 < 24
Adding 1, 5x < 25
Dividing by 5, we get x < 5

From (i) and (ii)
–5 < x < 5 or x ∈ (–5, 5)
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