Question

Do you flip the inequality sign if you do the following:

1) Square root both sides
2) Exponentiate both sides by an odd number
3) Exponentiate both sides by an even numer
4) Cross-multiply
5) Log both sides

Answer 1

no for all of them. you only switch the signs when you multiply or divide by a negative number

Answer 2

So the question ask to determine if the following procedures flip the inequality sign if they would do the procedure and the answer would be the following:
1 no sign change
2 sign doesnt change
3 may or may not flip or change
4 may or may not flip or change
5 may or may not flip or change