document.write( "Question 1174680: In -2< n greater than or equal to 3,what is the value of n?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #800136 by greenestamps(13200)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "Solving an inequality rarely results in \"the\" value for n.... \n" ); document.write( "I will assume that the compound inequality \"-2< n greater than or equal to 3\" is supposed to mean \"negative 2 is less than n and n is greater than 3\". \n" ); document.write( "That is a strange inequality; I suspect it is stated incorrectly. \n" ); document.write( "An equivalent statement of the compound inequality is \"n is greater than -2 and n is greater than 3\". \n" ); document.write( "That is an odd way to state a compound inequality; because every number that is greater than or equal to 3 is already greater than -2. \n" ); document.write( "So the \"n is greater than -2\" is extraneous; the solution to the stated inequality is just \"n is greater than or equal to 3\". \n" ); document.write( "ANSWER: n is any number greater than or equal to 3. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |