SOLUTION: If -1 < x < 0, which of the following has the least value? -x, 1/x, -1/x, 1/x^2 OR 1/x^3

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Question 796356: If -1 < x < 0, which of the following has the least value?
-x, 1/x, -1/x, 1/x^2 OR 1/x^3
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If



Then if is near the -1 end of the interval, is very near to (but smaller than) -1, but as , gets very large but in a negative direction. So we can say: Huge negative number . On the other hand, as , (Huge negative number) cubed

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