Don't be so negative

Algebra Level 2

A A is a number that is not larger than 6.

Does that necessarily mean that A 2 A^2 is not larger than 36?

No Yes

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Munem Shahriar
Aug 19, 2017

According to the given conditions, we have to work on numbers A 6 A ≤ 6 .

It's clear that A is not a positive number because of A 2 = 6 2 = 36 , A^2 = 6^2 = 36, which is not greater than 36.

So A must be negative. e . g . A 2 = ( 7 ) 2 = 49 , e.g. ~ A^2 = (-7)^2 = 49, which is greater than 36.

Hence, it is no . \color{#D61F06} \boxed{\text{no}}.

Deva Craig
Aug 19, 2017

The problem states that A A is a number , and it doesn't specify what kind. This means that it could be any kind of number. It also states A 6 A ≤ 6 . Since we are not limited to just positive numbers, we can also assume A A is a negative number too.

If the letter A is equal to -7, ( 7 ) 2 (-7)^2 = 49

Therefore, A 2 A^2 is not necessarily less than 36.

7 2 = 49 -7^2 = -49 not 49.

Munem Shahriar - 3 years, 9 months ago

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I make that mistake a lot, thank you for pointing that out!

Deva Craig - 3 years, 9 months ago

If 0 A < 6 0 A 2 < 36 0\le A<6\\ 0\le { A }^{ 2 }<36

Negative numbers if squared, the results are always positive.

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