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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3y-4x=12\" Replace the inequality sign with an equals sign.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3y=12%2B4x\" Add \"4x\" to both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%2812%2B4x%29%2F%283%29\" Divide both sides by \"3\" to isolate \"y\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%284%2F3%29x%2B4\" Rearrange the terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So in order to plot \"3y-4x%3E12\" or \"y%3E%284%2F3%29x%2B4\" (which is the same thing), we need to plot the equation \"y=%284%2F3%29x%2B4\" first.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C%284%2F3%29x%2B4%29+\" Graph of \"y=%284%2F3%29x%2B4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now plug in a test point (0,0) into the inequality \"y%3E%284%2F3%29x%2B4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y%3E%284%2F3%29x%2B4\" Start with the given inequality.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0%3E%284%2F3%29%2A%280%29%2B4\" Plug in \"x=0\" and \"y=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0%3E4\" Evaluate and simplify.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since the inequality is false, this means that we shade the entire region that does NOT contain the point (0,0)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Graph of \"y%3E%284%2F3%29x%2B4\" with the shaded region in green\r
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