document.write( "Question 262405: I need help with INDIRECT PROOFS.
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document.write( "Given: -4x + 2 <-10
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document.write( "Prove: x > 3
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document.write( "All I know is that you have to do the opposite which would be -4x + 2 is greater than or equal to -10. That is as far as I have gotten and I do not know where to go from there. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #193325 by richwmiller(17219)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! What makes you think you switch the sign? \n" ); document.write( "You switch the sign when you multiply or divide by a negative number because the negative number line is opposite order of the positive number line. \n" ); document.write( "-4x+2<-10 \n" ); document.write( "-4x<-12 \n" ); document.write( "now we are going to divide by -4 \n" ); document.write( "x>3 \n" ); document.write( " |