However, since we know that |x| must be positive (since x≠0), we can deduce that x is positive as well.maihuna wrote:1. x^2 < 1 for -1<x<1 => |x| <1 Suff
2. |x| < 1/x
trick here is we dont know sign of x but we do know the sign of |x|
Let's just replace |x| with +
1/x > +
well, if 1/x is greater than a positive number, 1/x must be positive, which means that x is also positive.
Now that we know that x is positive, we can multiply both sides by x to get:
x^2 < 1
and, if x^2 < 1 AND x > 0, we know that x must be a positive fraction.













