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If x < −3y/2, is x < 0?

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(2) 2x + 5y = 20


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If x < −3y/2, is x < 0?

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2x<-3y, is x <0?

is -3y=0? and x and y cannot have same sign.


stmt (1): if y is (+), x has to be (-) SUFFICIENT
stmt (2): substitute the 2x into the statement (2) --> -3y+5y>20
2y>20 --> y>10 so x must have opposite sign, (-) SUfficent

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