SOLUTION: Determine if this conjecture is true. If not, give a counterexample.
The sum of two negative numbers is less than −1.
Options:
false; −1 + (−1) < −
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Question 911854: Determine if this conjecture is true. If not, give a counterexample.
The sum of two negative numbers is less than −1.
Options:
false; −1 + (−1) < −1
false; 0 + (−1) = −1
false; −1/4 + (−1/4) > −1
OR
true
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
false, (-1/4) + (-1/4) > -1 is a counterexample. The other two choices are not counterexamples.
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