document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=30402>Question 30402</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> graph on a coordinate plane:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "yless than or=x-3 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #17205 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=17205\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have done Lessons on graphing linear equations and also on graphing inequalities. Look at both of those. They have good examples.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "plot y=x-3 first...straight line. You should be able to do that, if you are working on inequalities,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Once you have the line... which defines where y EQUALS x-3, you have to find te region where y is LESS THAN x-3. Just looking at the graph... is it the region above or below the line? From common sense?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Look at the inequality Lesson to explain this process.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jon.<BR>\n" );
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