Question

will the expression 5/x always be less than5 explain

Answer 1

false:
counterexample:
x=5^-2
so we 5/(5^-2)=5(5)^2=125>5

Answer 2

i am in the 7th grade i don't understand your repy, plz help

Answer 3

do you know law of exponents?

Answer 4

no

Answer 5

ok what happens of x=0.1
what is 5/x=____

Answer 6

if*

Answer 7

what is 5/(0.1)=____

Answer 8

what is 5 divided by 0.1?

Answer 9

yes

Answer 10

5/(0.1) you could multiply the top and bottom by 10 and if you did what is this fraction equivalent to____

Answer 11

what is 5*10=____

Answer 12

50

Answer 13

what is 0.1*10=___

Answer 14

.10

Answer 15

no 0.1*10=1
0.01*10=0.1
0.001*10=0.01
what is 0.0001*10=____

Answer 16

is that divided?

Answer 17

* means multiply

Answer 18

ok so the answer would be no because it can be broken down in a simpler form

Answer 19

i don't know what you are talking about, but the question is 5/x always less than 5 is false. A counterexample would be for x=0.1 since 5/(0.1)=5/(0.1)*(10/10)=50/1=50
and 50>5

Answer 20

there are many different counterexamples

Answer 21

but you only need one

Answer 22

ok so it can be many other examples

Answer 23

there are some examples that will show this is true( so the always part is false since there are also examples showing that the statement is false)

Answer 24

thank you is math your favorite subject?

Answer 25

yes lol

Answer 26

ok great thank you, i have tons of other questions to finish

Answer 27

ok have fun

Answer 28

ok