document.write( "Question 732978: Ten is at most the sum of one-half of a number and 21
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document.write( "plese translate into inequality \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #448166 by checkley79(3341)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 10<=x/2+21 \n" ); document.write( "-x/2<=21-10 \n" ); document.write( "-x/2<=11 \n" ); document.write( "-x<=2*11 \n" ); document.write( "-x<=22 \n" ); document.write( "x>=-22 ans. note the sign change when dividing by a negative value. \n" ); document.write( "Proof: \n" ); document.write( "Let x=-21.9 \n" ); document.write( "10<=-21.9/2+21 \n" ); document.write( "10<=-10.95+21 \n" ); document.write( "10<=10.05 \n" ); document.write( " |