Use the distributive property to demonstrate that the product of 10 and - is a negative number. Make sure to include all steps in your answer.

Question

need help on this . Use the distributive property to demonstrate that the product of 10 and - is a negative number. Make sure to include all steps in your answer.

Answer 1

For x>0

-x < 0

0-x < 0 +0 = 0

So 0-x < 0

10(0-x) < 10*0

10(0-x) < 0

10(-x) <0