SPS SPS SM 2024 October — Question 2 7 marks

Exam BoardSPS
ModuleSPS SM (SPS SM)
Year2024
SessionOctober
Marks7
TopicInequalities
TypeSolve quadratic inequality
DifficultyEasy -1.2 Part (i) is a one-step linear inequality requiring basic rearrangement. Part (ii) involves expanding a quadratic, rearranging to standard form, factoring, and applying sign analysis—standard GCSE/AS-level technique with no conceptual challenges. The 7 total marks reflect routine algebraic manipulation rather than problem-solving depth.
Spec1.02g Inequalities: linear and quadratic in single variable1.02h Express solutions: using 'and', 'or', set and interval notation

Solve the inequalities
  1. \(3 - 8x > 4\), [2]
  2. \((2x - 4)(x - 3) < 12\). [5]

Solve the inequalities

\begin{enumerate}[label=(\roman*)]
\item $3 - 8x > 4$, [2]

\item $(2x - 4)(x - 3) < 12$. [5]
\end{enumerate}

\hfill \mbox{\textit{SPS SPS SM 2024 Q2 [7]}}