-8 < 0 , means -8 is less than 0 and -8 will lie 8 unit left side of the central number(zero)
Number line :
A number line is a diagram of a graduated straight line used to represent real numbers in introductory mathematics.
on a number line all real number can be represented, Zero is said to be the central number while left side of the zero are negative numbers, right side of zero are positive numbers.
Zero is neither positive nor negative
Inequality :
x < a
we read it as x is less than a
x > a … x is greater than a
similarly for
-8 < 0
means -8 is less than 0
while if we talk about number line then,
-8 will lie 8 unit left side of the number line
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