document.write( "Question 119957: 3>13+5x \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #87900 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"3+%3E+13+%2B+5x\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"13+%2B+5x+%3C+3\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5x+%3C+-10\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+%3C+-2\"$ answer
\n" ); document.write( "I like to check by letting $\"x\"$ be slightly less than $\"-2\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Let's say $\"x+=+-2.01\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3+%3E+13+%2B+5x\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3+%3E+13+%2B+5%2A%28-2.01%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3+%3E+13+%2B+%28-10.05%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3+%3E+2.95\"$
\n" ); document.write( "This is true \n" ); document.write( "

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