Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
in Two Variables
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Using What We Know
Sketch a graph of x + y < 3
x+y<3
Substitute 0 for x and y.
0+0<3
0<3
Decide if this is true or false.
Is 0 less than 3?
If it is true, you shade on the
same side of the line of the point
you picked.
If it is false, you shade on the
opposite side of the line where
the point you picked lies.
Graphing Linear Inequalities
The boundary line of the inequality divides the coordinate plane into two half-
planes: a shaded region which contains the points that are solutions of the
inequality, and an unshaded region which contains the points that are not.
3. Shade a half-plane.
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Graphing a Linear Inequality
Sketch a graph of y 3
Graphing an Inequality in Two Variables
Graph x < 2
Step 1: Start by graphing
the line x = 2
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Example: Graph the solution set for the system of
linear inequalities: 2 x 3 y 12
2 x 3 y 6
y -2x + 3y ≥ 6
Graph the two half-planes.
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The two half-planes do not x
2
intersect;
therefore, the solution set is
the empty set.
2x – 3y ≥ 12
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EXAMPLE 1
Which ordered pair is a solution of
5x - 2y ≤ 6?
A. (0, -3)
B. (5, 5)
C. (1, -2)
D. (3, 3)
EXAMPLE 2
Graph the inequality x ≤ 4 in a coordinate
plane.
HINT: Remember HOY VEX.
Decide whether to y
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use a solid or
dashed line.
Use (0, 0) as a
test point. x
-5
-5 5
EXAMPLE 3
Graph 3x - 4y > 12 in a coordinate plane.
Sketch the boundary line of the graph.
Find the x- and y
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y-intercepts and
plot them.
Solid or dashed
line?
Use (0, 0) as a x
test point.
Shade where the
solutions are.
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-5 5
EXAMPLE 4:
USING A NEW TEST POINT
Graph y < 2/5x in a coordinate plane.
Sketch the boundary line of the graph.
Find the x- and y-intercept and plot them. y
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