Answer the question or solve the problem.If a < b, is it always true that 
> 
? Explain.
What will be an ideal response?
No. The second statement only follows from the first if a and b are either both positive or both negative. Divide both sides of the original inequality by (ab). If a and b are of opposite signs, then (ab) < 0. When dividing by a negative number, the inequality sign must be reversed (thus, 
> 
, and 
> 
).In addition, if a (or b) is zero, then its reciprocal is undefined. (Explanations will vary. )
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and on the sides by the cylinder 
. Set up the triple integral in cylindrical coordinates that gives the volume of D using the order of integration 
.
A. 
B. 
C. 
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A. Simple B. Compound
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A. 1 B. 0 C. 52 D. 2
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