Use a counterexample to disprove the following statement: "If x is greater than y, then x divided by y is greater than 1 where y ≠ 0.
Let x=2x=2x=2, y=−0.5y=-0.5y=−0.5. Obviously, x>yx>yx>y, y≠0y\ne0y=0
Consider xy=2−0.5=−4<1\frac{x}{y}=\frac{2}{-0.5}=-4<1yx=−0.52=−4<1.
The statement is false.
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