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Negative multiplication rule
Why do you flip the inequality when multiplying by a negative? Because multiplication by a negative reverses order on the number line.
Consider . Multiply both sides by and you get and . But because negative numbers go the opposite direction.
Forget to flip and your answer is backward. This mistake breaks algorithms that rely on comparison operations.
