document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=554479>Question 554479</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Good Morning,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Can you show me how to graph the following inequality?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " y is greater than or equal to -1/2x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Where is the Y intercept in this one? Is it set to 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Hope to hear from someone soon.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sincerely,<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 #361350 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=361350\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the equation is y >= -(1/2)x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you graph the equation of y = (1/2)x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then you shade the area of the graph that corresponds to the equation of y >= (-1/2)x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in this case, you will be shading the area above the line.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "your graph looks like the following:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your solution to the equation of:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y >= (-1/2)x will be any point that:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "lies on the line itself (this would be the = part of the equation), or:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "lies above the line (this would be the > part of the equation).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for example:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "when x = 4, y = -(1/2)x would be equal to -2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the point (4,-2) lies on the line and is a solution to the equal part of the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the point (4,0) lies above the line and is one of the solutions to the greater than part of the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "any point that lies on the value of x with a corresponding y value greater than -2 will be a solution to the greater than part of the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this would include:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, ......, etc.\r<BR>\n" );
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