Given the inequality:
$$9 x < -2$$
To solve this inequality, we must first solve the corresponding equation:
$$9 x = -2$$
Solve:
Given the linear equation:
9*x = -2
Divide both parts of the equation by 9
x = -2 / (9)
$$x_{1} = - \frac{2}{9}$$
$$x_{1} = - \frac{2}{9}$$
This roots
$$x_{1} = - \frac{2}{9}$$
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
$$x_{0} = x_{1} - \frac{1}{10}$$
=
$$- \frac{2}{9} + - \frac{1}{10}$$
=
$$- \frac{29}{90}$$
substitute to the expression
$$9 x < -2$$
$$\frac{\left(-29\right) 9}{90} < -2$$
-29
---- < -2
10
the solution of our inequality is:
$$x < - \frac{2}{9}$$
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