document.write( "Question 1149872: Is about inequalities, I know the rule of flipping the sign if you multiply or divide by a negative numbers but a few examples confuse me.
\n" ); document.write( "To make this inequality 5x+2y<14 into the slope-intercept form y=mx+b, please tell me if the sign has to be flipped.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #771201 by math_helper(2461) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Do not flip.
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document.write( "To see this let's look at your solution step by step:
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document.write( "5x+2y < 14
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document.write( "5x+2y-5x < -5x+14   <<< subtracted 5x from both sides
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document.write( "   2y  < -5x+14
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document.write( "    y  < -(5/2)x+7  <<< divided both sides by 2\r
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document.write( "Since you did not multiply or divide by a negative number (nor did you take reciprocals) no flip of the inequality should be made.   \n" );
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