document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=668189>Question 668189</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2-c>-2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #415368 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=swincher4391><B>swincher4391(1107)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=swincher4391><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=swincher4391><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=415368\">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=2-c%3E-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2-c%3E-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 2 from both sides to isolate c<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The key step: since we are multiplying or dividing by a negative number, the inequality sign flips. In this case multiply both sides by -1.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Alternatively, another way to think about <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-c%3E-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-c%3E-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is if you added c and 4 simultaneously to both sides to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%3Ec ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%3Ec\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > then as we know, putting c on the left gets us to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%3C4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%3C4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >-- the same as the first method.\r<BR>\n" );
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