SOLUTION: graph the inequality; y is less than -5/2x +4

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Question 805696: graph the inequality;
y is less than -5/2x +4

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
graph the inequality;
y is less than -5/2x +4
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You never graph an inequality directly;
you graph the boundary of the inequality,
which is always an equality.
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Graph y = (-5/2)x+4 as a dashed line.
Shade the half-plane BELOW the boundary
because you want y to be LESS Than (-5/2)x+4.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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