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Blaine says that the product of a positive integer and a negative integer is always less than either factor. Is he correct? Provide examples or counterexamples to support your answer.

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yes he is correct, do you still need help with this question?
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Answer:

no

Explanation:

The product of -2 and 1 is -2, which is not less than -2. Blaine's conjecture fails if the positive integer is 1.

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