Question

What is the correct order of the following numbers?


-17 over 10, -2, -(1.2)^2

Answer 1

What do you think?

Answer 2

-17 over 10, -2, -1.2

Answer 3

i should do the math

Answer 4

1.44 -1.7, -2 those are my answers, so in an order I would put....1.44, -1.7, -2

Answer 5

Right but be careful -(1.2)^2 actually comes out to -1.44
so while it's bigger than -2
it's important to keep this in mind, if it was -(1.5)^2, then that would come out to -2.25 which is smaller than -2
do you see what I mean?

Answer 6

yes!!!

Answer 7

- (1.2)2 < -17 over 10 < -2

-2 < - < -17 over 10(1.2)2

- < -2 < -17 over 10(1.2)2

Answer 8

A right?

Answer 9

in this case it's b -2 < -17/10 < -(1.2)^2

Answer 10

if you are using the '<' sign, then we have to put them in order of smallest to largest

Answer 11

wow I didnt know that, does it have to do with > greater than less than <?

Answer 12

right, exactly -2 is less than -17/10 is less than -(1.2)^2