If x=-2 and y=-5, then by simple observation x>y but: x/y=2/5 and 2/5 <1 this implies x/y<1 or x<y. Both statements contradict each other. How??
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bcz you imagine x>y but value put is wrong
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it's true that,
but
If we are multiplying with y on both sides, we are actually multiplying with a negative number (-5).
When we multiply on both sides with a negative number, the inequality is flipped.
therefore,
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