document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=281167>Question 281167</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a)Using the Trichotomy Axiom, if P&#8800;S, then we conclude that either____________or______________.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #204266 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=204266\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a) The trichotomy axiom states that for any two numbers 'x' and 'y', they are either equal, or one is larger than the other. Symbolically, this means that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3Ey ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3Ey\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3Cy ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3Cy\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) If <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%3C%3E0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%3C%3E0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28b%2FM%29%5En=b%5En%2FM%5En ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28b%2FM%29%5En=b%5En%2FM%5En\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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