SOLUTION: a < b, then -a > -b why?
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Question 343742: a < b, then -a > -b why?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given inequality.
Subtract b from both sides.
Simplify
Subtract 'a' from both sides.
Simplify
Flip the inequality (this is possible since is the same as and vice versa)
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