SOLUTION: -a > 0 How can that be?

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Question 281632: -a > 0 How can that be?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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-a%3E0 Start with the given inequality.


a%3C%280%29%2F%28-1%29 Divide both sides by -1 to isolate a. note: Remember, the inequality sign flips when we divide both sides by a negative number.


a%3C0 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the solution is a%3C0