document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=989359>Question 989359</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If x&#8804;y&#8804;z.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And x&#8804;y is saying x is less than y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and y&#8804;z is saying y is less than z<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then y is either between the two values.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "But what if I am trying to isolate only y and understand it specifically. Isn't there something to where I could take out x and y and make it so that y&#8805;x? so to say that y is greater than on equal to x. I forget the name of this rule.\r<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 #609700 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=609700\">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=x%3C=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3C=y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, means x is less than or equal to y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%3C=z ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%3C=z\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, means, y is less than or equal to z.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Further, in the inequality  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3C=y%3C=z ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3C=y%3C=z\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, where is y on a number line?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your statement is not a strict inequality, and allows for x and y to be equal, or y and z to be equal, or for x, and y, and z all to be equal.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This statement,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3Cy%3Cz ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3Cy%3Cz\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is a strict inequality, and here, y is BETWEEN x and z. </SPAN>\n" );
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