SierraHarrison02
SierraHarrison02 SierraHarrison02
  • 15-09-2018
  • Mathematics
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is -3 a solution to 2x+5>-5

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gmany
gmany gmany
  • 15-09-2018

[tex]2x+5 > -5\ \ \ \ |-5\\\\2x > -10\ \ \ \ |:2\\\\x > -5\\\\-3 > -5\ CORRECT[/tex]

Answer: YES

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GoddessofDork
GoddessofDork GoddessofDork
  • 15-09-2018

To figure out if -3 is a solution, plug -3 into the x variable and solve the inequality as such:

[tex]2*-3+5>-5\\-6+5>-5\\-1>-5[/tex]

Now, since -1 > -5 is a true statement, this means that -3 is a solution to this inequality.

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