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Anonymous asked in Science & MathematicsMathematics · 1 decade ago

First person right gets 10 points!!!?

Can u plz help me w\ solving inequlaities?!?!?!?

a) b-13<2b+10

b)-5(x+2)<-2-5x

c)3x+3>-3

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  • M
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    a)

    b - 13 < 2b + 10

    subtract 2b on both sides

    b - 2b -13 < 2b - 2b + 10

    -b - 13 < 10

    add 13 on both sides

    -b < 23

    multiply both sides by (-1) [by multiplying by (-1), the inequality sign changes!]

    b > -23

    _____________

    b)

    - 5 (x+2) < -2 -5x

    -5x -10 < -2 - 5x

    add 5x on both sides

    -10 < -2

    This is trivially true (true for any x, independent of x)

    => all real numbers x are the solution

    ____________

    c)

    3x + 3 > -3

    subtract 3 on both sides

    3x > -6

    divide both sides by 3

    x > -2

    _________

    Hope this helps!

  • 1 decade ago

    First person right gets 10 points!!!?

    Can u plz help me w\ solving inequlaities?!?!?!?

    a) b-13<2b+10 subtract b+10 from each side

    -23<b or

    b>-23

    b)-5(x+2)<-2-5x distribute -5

    -5x-10<-2-5x add 5x to each side

    -10<-2 true for all x

    c)3x+3>-3 subtract 3 from each side

    3x>-6 divide both sides by 3

    x>-2

  • 1 decade ago

    a)

    b-13<2b+10 ==> -13 - 10 <2b - b ==> -23<b

    b)

    -5(x+2)<-2-5x ==> -5x -10 < -2 -5x ==> -5x +5x <-2+10

    ==> 0<8

    it's obvious

    c)

    3x+3>-3 ==> 3x>-3-3 ==> 3x > -6 ==> x>-2

  • Pam
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    M is right, but there is more than one way to do math see below.

    a) b-13<2b+10 substract b from both sides

    -13<b+10 substract 10 from both sides

    -13 + -10 < b

    -23 < b

    b)-5(x+2)<-2-5x expand -5(x+2)

    -5x-10<-2-5x add 5x to both sides

    -10<-2

    c)3x+3>-3 subtract 3 from both sides

    3x > -6 divide by 3

    x> -6/3

    x>-2

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    well, the first and second one i don't get but i can help u with the third one okay so this is how you do the third one

    so it is 3x+3>-3

    so first u have to get rid 3 so u have 2 subtract 3 from both sides...

    so now it's just 3x>-6

    now divide both sides by 3

    so it's x>-2

  • 1 decade ago

    a.b-23<2b+10

    b>-23

    b.-5x-10<-2-5x

    0x>8 no answer

    c.3x+3>-3

    3x>-6

    x<-2

  • 1 decade ago

    a) -3<b

    b) the x' are cancled out you have -10<-2

    c)x>0

  • 1 decade ago

    HA HA HA! I almost failed my 7th year because of those!

  • Zen
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    its A

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