document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=158279>Question 158279</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve using the multiplication principal.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-3x<-12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The solution is {x|x _ _} </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #116648 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=116648\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3x%3C-12+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3x%3C-12+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given inequality\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=cross%28%28-1%2F3%29%28-3%29%29x%3E-12%28-1%2F3%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"cross%28%28-1%2F3%29%28-3%29%29x%3E-12%28-1%2F3%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (which is the multiplicative inverse of -3) to isolate \"x\". \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: multiplying both sides by a negative number will change the sign from a \"less than\" sign to a \"greater than\" sign.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3E%28-12%29%2F%28-3%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3E%28-12%29%2F%28-3%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3E4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3E4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the solution set is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \left\{x\|x>4\right\}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also the answer in interval notation is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \left(4,\infty\right)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here's the graph of the solution set\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=drawing%28500%2C80%2C-6%2C+14%2C-10%2C+10%2C%0D%0Anumber_line%28+500%2C+-6%2C+14%29%2C%0D%0A%0D%0Aarrow%284%2C0%2C14%2C0%29%2C%0D%0Aarrow%284%2C0.30%2C14%2C0.30%29%2C%0D%0Aarrow%284%2C0.15%2C14%2C0.15%29%2C%0D%0Aarrow%284%2C-0.15%2C14%2C-0.15%29%2C%0D%0Aarrow%284%2C-0.30%2C14%2C-0.30%29%2C%0D%0A%0D%0Acircle%284%2C0%2C0.3%29%2C%0D%0Acircle%284%2C0%2C0.3%29%2C%0D%0Acircle%284%2C0%2C0.3%29%2C%0D%0Acircle%284%2C0%2C0.3-0.02%29%0D%0A%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Note: the endpoint is an open circle </SPAN>\n" );
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