Mathematics Glossary » Table 5
Print this pageTable 5. The properties of inequality. Here a, b, and c stand for arbitrary numbers in the rational or real number systems.
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Exactly one of the following is true: a < b, a = b, a > b.
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If a > b and b > c then a > c.
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If a > b, b < a.
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If a > b, then -a <-b.
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If a > b, then a ± c > b ± c.
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If a > b and c > 0, then a x c > b x c.
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If a > b and c < 0, then a x c < b x c.
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If a > b and c > 0, then a ÷ c > b ÷ c.
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If a > b and c < 0, then a ÷ c < b ÷ c.
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