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document.write( "Is the answer -12? and I also have to graph this also. Would the graph be an [ on the -12 on the graph line and the arrow point towards minus -13, and -14 ect? Or is it not the [ or a ), ( instead? So cinfused with these. Help please. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #104252 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=104252\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-5%3E-17 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-5%3E-17\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given inequality\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%3E-17%2B5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%3E-17%2B5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >Add 5 to both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%3E-12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%3E-12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms on the right side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So our answer is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%3E-12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%3E-12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer in interval notation is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \left(-12,\infty\right)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "note: that means that a \"(\" would go above the -12 on the graph\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now lets graph the solution set\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE y > -12\"> Start with the given inequality\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plot the point <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > on a number line\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > into the inequality\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE 0 > -12\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE 0 > -12\"> is true, this means that we shade the entire region that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is in.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So shade to the  right of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > .  Note: there is a <b>open</b> circle at <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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