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Choose values for the missing information so that the inequality has infinite solutions. -4(2x+1) < _____x + ______x + ______

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The missing information so that the inequality has infinite solutions are

-4(2x + 1) < 2x + (-10)x + (-4)

How to find the missing numbers

To have an inequality with infinite solutions, you want the coefficients of x on both sides to be the same.

-4(2x + 1) < ax + bx + c

Now, distribute on the left side:

-8x - 4 < ax + bx + c

For infinite solutions, we want the coefficients of x on both sides to be the same:

-8 = a + b

-4 = c

choosing values for a and b

say b = -10 and a = 2

= 2 + (-10)

= -8

Substitute these values into the inequality:

-4(2x + 1) < 2x - 10x - 4

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