CAPE Pure Mathematics Unit 1 · May/June 2013 · Paper 1 · Question Q13

The values of x that satisfy the inequality |2x - a| > |x|, a > 0, are

1. (A)x < \frac{a}{3} or x > a
2. (B)x < \frac{-a}{3} or x > a
3. (C)x > -a and x < \frac{a}{3}
4. (D)x < a and x > \frac{a}{3}