document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=705124>Question 705124</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Recently in Algebra 1, we have started graphing and shading linear inequalities. Our teacher did not explain thoroughly how to solve them. One I am unable to solve is at all is,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Y is greater than or less than X\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It confused me, please help me try to solve this! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #434426 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=434426\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An attempt to explain:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"Y is greater than or less than X \",\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That symbolically says, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Y%3EX ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Y%3EX\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > OR <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Y%3CX ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Y%3CX\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Consider the line in two dimensions, Y=X.  You can easily visualize and graph this.  It's a line through the origin with slope 1.  That is for the EQUATION.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You are now considering the INEQUALITY in which the actual line is EXCLUDED.  You should draw a dotted line instead of a solid line, and shade the regions above and below the dotted line.  You have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Y%3EX ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Y%3EX\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > above the dotted line, and you have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Y%3CX ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Y%3CX\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > shaded below the dotted line. </SPAN>\n" );
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