First we draw the graph of the boundary line of y >x - 1 which is y = x - 1 We draw it dotted because the inequlity is > and not > We arbitrarily pick a test point on either side of the line, and substitute it into the inequality. If it simplifies to a true statement, then that's the side to shade. If it comes out a false statement, then we shade the other side. Let's test the point (3,4) Edwin