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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

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