College Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32178-228-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-228-1

Chapter 1 - Equations and Inequalities - Exercise Set 1.7 - Page 199: 154

Answer

In the step "Multiply both sides by y-x" we are multiplying with a negative number, so the inequality should have changed from $\gt$ to $\lt.$ (please see step by step for the correction)

Work Step by Step

$...$ $ 2(y-x)\lt 1(y-x) \qquad $multiply with y-x, which is negative $ 2y-2x\lt y-x \qquad$ use distributive property $ y-2x\lt -x \qquad$subtract y from both sides $ y\lt x \qquad$ add 2x to both sides which is true, because we were given $x\gt y$.
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