SOLUTION: when you mutiply or divide by both sides of an inequatity why does the symbol change?
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Question 160951: when you mutiply or divide by both sides of an inequatity why does the symbol change?
Answer by vleith(2983) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It only changes when you multiply or divide by a negative. The inequality stays the same on positives.
I can't give you a better explaination than is given here --> http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/view/57874.html
read that for some examples on why
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