Question

Solve this inequality: *
-x < 5
x > 5
x < - 5
x > - 5
x < 5

Answer 1

@Astrophysics The -x < 5 are the inequalities, the rest are the answers

Answer 2

inequality*

Answer 3

When you multiply/ divide by a negative the sign flips

Answer 4

Oh, so we multiply -x by 5? So it should be -x > -5?

Answer 5

For now forget the inequality, what is -x=5 how do you solve for x

Answer 6

I am not entirely sure. :\

Answer 7

You can imagine there is a negative 1 there, so -1*x=5

Answer 8

So divide both sides by -1, we get x=-5 right?

Answer 9

Yes

Answer 10

Ok so now we have the inequality, do similar to the equal except flip the sign

Answer 11

What do you mean? We have the inequality and we flip the sign...but do similar to what?

Answer 12

We flip the sign on -x? so it becomes x > -5?

Answer 13

the inequality sign

Answer 14

\[-x<5 \implies x>-5\]

Answer 15

I meant do the same algebraic procedure that of the equal sign

Answer 16

(That off equal sign?) You mean basically flip it?

Answer 17

Ok ignore all that, just work with the inequalities, -x<5 we divide both sides by -1 to get x<-5 and then we flip the inequality sign so we get x>-5 because we have divided by a negative

Answer 18

Ok, that makes much more sense XD.

Answer 19

Thank you for your help! :)