SOLUTION: x<0 - The line is supposed to be under the less than sign

Question 113924: x<0
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The line is supposed to be under the less than sign
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given inequality:

Set up a number line and plot the point on the number line

Now pick any test point you want, I'm going to choose x=0, and test the inequality

Plug in

Since this inequality is true, we simply shade the entire portion in which contains the point x=0 using the point as the boundary.This means we shade everything to the left of the point like this:
Graph of with the shaded region in blue
note: at the point , there is an closed circle. This means the point is included from the solution set.

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