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If x and y are integers and x < y, how do the opposite of x and the opposite of y compare?

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  • 28-04-2019

Answer:

[tex]-x > -y[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

[tex]x< y[/tex] ----> inequality A

The opposite of x is -x

The opposite of y is -y

Multiply the inequality A by -1 both sides

then

[tex]-x > -y[/tex]

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