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FinnZ [79.3K]
3 years ago
10

Why does the inequality sign have to be flipped when multiplying and dividing by a negative number like in −2x > 10?

Mathematics
1 answer:
4vir4ik [10]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

When you multiply both sides by a negative value you make the side that is greater have a "bigger" negative number, which actually means it is now less than the other side! This is why you must flip the sign whenever you multiply by a negative number.

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