Changing the Inequality (1 Viewer)

TAZ33

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I still cant seem to remember the conditions that will require you to change the inequality sign in an inequation. I remember that one was if you divide/multiply by a negative but i'm sure there woz more.
 

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TAZ33 said:
I still cant seem to remember the conditions that will require you to change the inequality sign in an inequation. I remember that one was if you divide/multiply by a negative but i'm sure there woz more.
Well the only other one that I'm aware of is when swapping the inequality around, for example:
(x-1)2 > -(x-1)2

If you want to swap the two sides around, you have to also reverse the inequality:

-(x-1)2 < (x-1)2
 
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dont forget the reciprocals too
3<4<5 when taking reciprocals 1/3>1/4>1/5
 

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