Solve –12x > 30, when (i) x is a natural number (ii) x is an integer

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Solve –12x > 30, when
(i) x is a natural number

 (ii) x is an integer

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answered Feb 17, 2018 by mdsamim (213,225 points) 5 10 15
selected Feb 17, 2018 by sforrest072
 
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The given inequality is –12x > 30.

(i) There is no natural number less than (-5/2)

Thus, when x is a natural number, there is no solution of the given inequality.

(ii) The integers less than (-5/2) are …, –5, –4, –3.

Thus, when x is an integer, the solutions of the given inequality are …, –5, –4, –3.
Hence, in this case, the solution set is {…, –5, –4, –3}.

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