document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=197311>Question 197311</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve and graph<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 2x+3>-15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  The less than sign has a line underneath of it in the problem.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thank you </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #147995 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><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=147995\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> then the problem reads that 2x+3 is greater than or equal to -15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x>-18.....subtracted 3 from both sides<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x>-9.......divided both sides by 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since this is greater than or equal to means that the boundry line is solid because it is included<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the boundry line is a solid line at x=-9......the shade portion will be that portion which makes our inequality true...do a test point on each side.  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-10,0) is on the left side and (0,0) is on the right<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-10>-9........is not false<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0>-9 .........is true<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "therefore our boundry line is x=-9 which is a line 9 units to the left and parallel to the y axis.  the shade portion is everything to the right of this line </SPAN>\n" );
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