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2x + 4 < 10
\n" ); document.write( "2x < 10 - 4 (adding -4 to both the sides of the inequality or subracting 4 from both the sides of the inequality)
\n" ); document.write( "2x < 6
\n" ); document.write( "which is on dividing by 2>0
\n" ); document.write( "x < 3
\n" ); document.write( "Note: Division or multiplication by a positive quantity does not alter the inequality.
\n" ); document.write( "Verification:
\n" ); document.write( "Give x = 3 which implies 2x + 4 = 10 which is not less than 10
\n" ); document.write( "Give x = something slightly more than 3 say x = 3.1 which gives
\n" ); document.write( "2x + 4 = 2x3.1 +4 = 6.2 + 4 = 10.2 which is once again not less than 10
\n" ); document.write( "Thus x<3 alone will work.
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