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Consider the equation 5 + x = n. What must be true about any value of x if n is a negative number?
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Consider the equation 5 + x = n. What must be true about any value of x if n is a negative number?
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If n is negative, we have[tex] 5+x = n<0[/tex]So, in particular, we have[tex]5+x<0 \iff x<-5[/tex]So, x must be smaller than -5