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When is the product of two nonzero integers less than or equal to both of the two factors

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The product of two nonzero integers is less than or equal to the both of the factors when one of them is positive and the other is negative.

For example:-


x = 9 \\ y = -5 \\ \\ Then, \\ xy = 9*(-5) = -45 \\ \\ Here, \\ xy \leq x \\ xy \leq y

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