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Which statement is not always true?

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Correct answer: If a < b, then −a < −b

Adding or subtracting the same real number from both sides preserves an inequality, and multiplying both sides by a positive number also preserves its direction. Therefore A and D are always true, and C is always true because 3 is positive. However, multiplying a < b by −1 reverses the order, giving −a > −b, not −a < −b. Thus statement B is not always true and is the correct answer. For example, with a = 1 and b = 2, the premise is true, but −1 < −2 is false. The common error is forgetting that negative multiplication changes the direction.

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Linear-InequalitiesOrder-PropertiesNegative-MultiplicationIntroduction To InequalitiesLinear InequalitiesMathematicsClass 11 Mcq

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