document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=50651>Question 50651</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The problem I am having with is what sign do you use when you are not given < or> or greater than equal to.  For example problem 61 (pg. 106): square root of 3x+5.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you set the inequality to 3x+5  0.  If you are not given the sign how do you know what sign to put in the middle will it be 3x+5>0 (I got the answer from the answer book but how did they know to put it > 0 instead of < or greater or equal to  OR less than equal to.  once I know how the sign goes then I know how to proceed. it would be 3x+5>0 so you move the 5 to the opposite side, so now it reads 3x>-5, then to get the x by itself you divide by 3 to both sides then it reads x>-5/3.  Again when there is no sign given to the problem how do you know what direction the sign will be.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You don't know and cannot work the problem.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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