Sorry - P7 Algebra Question

fletch3163

Hi everyone

I know this is the techie board but you lot have to be the smartest I've ever known. Now, I've not been to school for a long time and my 11 year old has an angebra question. I feel embarrassed, especially if it's going to be easy but here goes

choose "y" only from -5, -4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

y > -5
y < -5

surely one of them has to be a trick?

For those who know the answer and are willing to help me, please be gentle, I'm astonished at my simpleton-ness
Thanks in anticipation

thomas01155

Y is less than -5 but greater than -5 hmmmmmmm xD its either none of them or -5

thomas01155

Do the > and < have _ under them?

timbim_2

No, it's all of them except -5. Pretty odd question though.

mumoffour77

is it anything to do with graphs?

vyseyboy

Yep, is it:

y ≥ -5

y ≤ -5

??

If so, y = -5

thomas01155

timbim wrote: »

No, it's all of them except -5. Pretty odd question though.

Oh your good

timbim_2

For that to be a graph it would need to be y<(x-5)^2. Seems a little on the tough side for yr7.

madmum33

vyseyboy wrote: »

Yep, is it:

y ≥ -5

y ≤ -5

??

If so, y = -5

This would make the most sense to me!

timbim_2

Oh, right. Looking at the >= and <= signs, that makes y>=-5 and y<=-5. That statement means absolutely nothing, so y is all of them at once.

madmum33

I hate algebra!