For a constant , the inequality has a solution set of the form , where is a constant. Which of the following must be true about the value of ?
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The value of must satisfy .
To find the correct range for , we first expand the inequality using the distributive property, which yields . Grouping the terms gives . The problem states that the solution set is of the form . Because the inequality sign flipped from greater-than-or-equal-to () to less-than-or-equal-to (), the coefficient of must be negative. Setting the coefficient and solving for gives .
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Solving linear inequalities in one variable with symbolic coefficients and applying the inequality sign reversal rule when multiplying or dividing by a negative value.