how do you determine if these inequalities are true? i know how to look and tell but not solving.
3 is greater than equals to -5 (which is true) but how can you show that it is true?
2007-09-12 03:20:30 · 4 answers · asked by petite fille 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Maybe this is oversimplifying it too much, but since 3 is a positive number and -5 is a negative number, then 3 must be greater than -5 since positive numbers are greater than zero and negative numbers are less than zero.
2007-09-12 03:26:36 · answer #1 · answered by RustyL71 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3 is always greater than - 5 so that it cannot be expressed 3 <= - 5. To present in an expression that 3 is greater than or equal to - 5 (3 >= 5) is still false a false argument, if you do you will find yourself in trouble especially when expressing it through programming codes and the like.
2007-09-12 10:40:51 · answer #2 · answered by Jun Agruda 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The statement is not true. 3 is > -5 ,but 3 never = -5.
2007-09-12 10:29:14 · answer #3 · answered by ironduke8159 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to show that this statement is true,you should draw a line graph that shows the points...
2007-09-12 10:29:40 · answer #4 · answered by confusedalways 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋