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6 February, 16:08

If you distribute a negative factor, should you flip the inequality symbol? And why be specific

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  1. 6 February, 19:33
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    You flip is when you mulitply the whole equation by a negative

    not when you distribute a negative

    if yo had

    -3 (x+4) >x

    you wouldn't flip the negative symbol when distributing then - 3

    but if you had

    -3 (x+4) >-x

    you would eventually have to multiply by - 1 to make + 1x

    because they will be differente

    exaple

    12>3 is true

    if yo multiply negative

    -12>-3 is fale

    -12<-3 is true

    anothe rexample with placeholders

    x
    mulitply - 1

    -x>-x-2

    false

    -x<-x-2

    true

    that is why we flop the inequality symbole
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