document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=4780>Question 4780</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When graphing a linear inequality, how do you know if the inequality represents the area above the line? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #2283 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><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=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=2283\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I think you are talking about an inequality in a form such as<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y< mx +b, y> mx + b, ax +by < c, ax + by > c, or perhaps using symbols for \"less than or equal to\" or \"greater than or equal to\".\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For inequalities in which y < mx + b or ax + by < c, the area below the line will be shaded, provided the y-coefficient is POSITIVE.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Likewise, for inequalities in which y > mx + b or ax + by > c, the area above the graph will be shaded, again provided the y-coefficient is POSITIVE.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The same rule applies for symbols for \"less than or equal to\" and \"greater than or equal to\".  This may need further explanation or examples.  I hope I am answering the right question.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2 at SCC </SPAN>\n" );
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