document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=391179>Question 391179</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do I aolve and graph this linear inequality?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x +2y (is less than or equal to) 4? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #277467 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=haileytucki><B>haileytucki(390)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=haileytucki><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=haileytucki><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=277467\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -x+2y<=4  first, solve for y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since -x does not contain the variable to solve for, move it to the right-hand side of the inequality by adding x to both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y<=x+4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide each term in the inequality by 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2y)/(2)<=(x)/(2)+(4)/(2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify the left-hand side of the inequality by canceling the common factors.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y<=(x)/(2)+(4)/(2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combine the numerators of all expressions that have common denominators.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y<=(x+4)/(2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then for x:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-x+2y<=4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since 2y does not contain the variable to solve for, move it to the right-hand side of the inequality by subtracting 2y from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x<=-2y+4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply each term in the inequality by -1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x*-1>=-2y*-1+4*-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply -x by -1 to get x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x>=-2y*-1+4*-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify the right-hand side of the inequality by multiplying out all the terms.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x>=2y-4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your points to graph=\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-4,0) (-2,1)  (0,2)  (1,2.5)(4,4)...and so on.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your grahph should appear with a line going from bottom left to upper right </SPAN>\n" );
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