Flashcard 3 - Next Generation Advanced Algebra and Functions Flashcard Set for the ACCUPLACER Test

• When multiplying or dividing an inequality by a negative value, the direction of the inequality sign switches.

• The solution set of a less than or greater than inequality includes all values below or above the dotted line, but no values along the dotted line.

• The solution set of a less than/greater than or equal to does include the values along the line.

• In the case of multiple inequalities, the solution set is the collection of points that satisfies each of the inequality conditions.

Inequalities differ from equations in that they restrict or add to the possible solution set. Less than or greater than inequalities do not include the value(s) at the point or along the line as part of the solution set, whereas inequalities including an equal sign do include the value(s) at the point or along the line as part of the solution set.