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Lial - Trigonometry 12th Edition
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Capitolo 1, Problema 77

Rewrite each statement with > so that it uses < instead. Rewrite each statement with < so that it uses >. -9 < 4

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Identify the inequality symbol in the given statement. Here, the statement is \(-9 < 4\), which uses the less than symbol $<$.
Recall that the inequality \(a < b\) means that \(a\) is less than \(b\). To rewrite this using the greater than symbol $>$, we reverse the inequality and swap the two sides.
Swap the two sides of the inequality: the left side becomes \(4\) and the right side becomes \(-9\).
Change the inequality symbol from $<$ to $>$ to maintain the truth of the statement after swapping.
Write the new inequality as \(4 > -9\), which is the equivalent statement using the greater than symbol.

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