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by Anurag@Gurome » Wed Sep 05, 2012 8:19 pm
yumi2012 wrote:Can x<x²be simplified to 1<x ? (by multiplying each side by 1/x)
It can be, if it is given that x is a positive integer.

Example: If x = -2, then -2 < (-2)² or -2 < 4 is true but 1 < -2 does not hold true.

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