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4 September, 02:49

What's the purpose of flipping the inequality sign when multiplying or dividing by a negative number?

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  1. 4 September, 03:00
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    The negative sign will change the value of the number.

    1<2

    if we divide by - 1

    -1<-2

    this is false because the values have changed, therefore you have to always flip the sign
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