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In this GED math equation, figure out if the given expression requires a greater than, less than or equal sign for completion.

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Thank you We sneak in then here's your smoke du

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jour brought to you by reciprocal sze They'll catch you

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on the flip side All right If x is equal

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to a half then one over x squared is what

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one over acts less than equal to or greater than

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at least we have one fewer option than those nagging

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abc The multiple choice problems Look on the bright side

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right Okay so we're told that x equals a half

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which means we can simply plug that value into the

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equation or inequality or whatever it is We're not sure

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yet to get our answers so we're going to start

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plugging Well one over x squared becomes one over one

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half square All right so what's one half square What

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does that mean Well we keep the numerator this same

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and multiply denominators and well here So we get one

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half times one half equals one fourth Well we've got

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one over a quarter meaning we take the reciprocal in

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this whole thing gets flipped and becomes four just like

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that Our final term is one over x and what's

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one over a half Well again all we do is

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flip it to get the reciprocal and it becomes too

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well Now we have a really easy looking problem on

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our hands is for greater than to less than two

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or equal to to hold on Give us a second

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We're gonna go with greater than we're wrong Then we 00:01:17.518 --> [endTime] might just hear that wait

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