Is there any value of x with the property that x <x -1?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-18T15:16:11

The inequality has no solution.

Let's try and solve for #x#

#x <x-1#

#x-x <-1" "larr# move x-terms to one side

#0 <-1#

This is a false statement and there is no #x-# term left to solve for.

This is an indication that the inequality has no solutions.

#x# has no value