Given the inequality:
$$7 x < -3$$
To solve this inequality, we must first solve the corresponding equation:
$$7 x = -3$$
Solve:
Given the linear equation:
7*x = -3
Divide both parts of the equation by 7
x = -3 / (7)
$$x_{1} = - \frac{3}{7}$$
$$x_{1} = - \frac{3}{7}$$
This roots
$$x_{1} = - \frac{3}{7}$$
is the points with change the sign of the inequality expression.
First define with the sign to the leftmost point:
$$x_{0} < x_{1}$$
For example, let's take the point
$$x_{0} = x_{1} - \frac{1}{10}$$
=
$$- \frac{3}{7} + - \frac{1}{10}$$
=
$$- \frac{37}{70}$$
substitute to the expression
$$7 x < -3$$
$$\frac{\left(-37\right) 7}{70} < -3$$
-37
---- < -3
10
the solution of our inequality is:
$$x < - \frac{3}{7}$$
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