document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=337242>Question 337242</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am trying to graph 2x + y (is greater than or equal to) 1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I know that it is going to be a sold line when graphed.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know how to graph in equalities like  y(is greater than or equal to) 2x - 3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #241761 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=241761\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <font face=\"Garamond\" size=\"+2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<b>Step 1:</b>  Change the relationship symbol to \"=\".  Graph the resulting line. If the original relationship symbol was <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE <\"> or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE >\">,  do it with a dashed or broken line.  If your symbol was <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \leq\"> or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \geq\">, graph the equation with a solid line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<b>Step 2:</b>  Pick any point on the coordinate plane that <b><i>does not</i></b> lie on the line you just graphed. If the line does not pass through the origin, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large (0,0)\"> then the origin is an excellent choice for this step.  If the line does pass through the origin, select a point other than the origin -- I recommend a point that has small integer coordinates.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<b>Step 3:</b>  Substitute the values of the coordinates of the point chosen in Step 2 for the corresponding variables in the inequality you started with in Step 1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<b>Step 4:</b>  Do the appropriate arithmetic to determine whether the substitution created a true statement or not.  If you created a true statement, shade in the side of the line <b><i>containing</i></b> the point selected in Step 2.  If you created a false statement, shade in the side of the line that <b><i>does not contain</i></b> the selected point.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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