How do you get a negative number with the equation 3x+1 then use the answer for x to the 2nd power
+9665 3x+1=1
3x=0
x=0
3x+1=0
3x=-1
x= -1/3
If the right hand side is less than 1, then x would be a negative number.
I will use 3x+1=0 as example.
You solve the equation to get x= -1/3, the work is listed above. Then square it. (-1/3)^2=1/9
+37084 3x + 1 < 0
3x < -1
x < - 1/3 so for any value of x less than -1/3 the answer to the equation will be negative
pick one value of 'x' x = -2 -2^2 = 4
