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Algebra.Com's Answer #440588 by Edwin McCravy(20060) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "First we draw the graph of the boundary line of \r\n" );
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document.write( "y > x - 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "which is \r\n" );
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document.write( "y = x - 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "We draw it dotted because the inequlity is > and not >\r\n" );
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document.write( "We arbitrarily pick a test point on either side of the line,\r\n" );
document.write( "and substitute it into the inequality.  If it simplifies to\r\n" );
document.write( "a true statement, then that's the side to shade. If it comes\r\n" );
document.write( "out a false statement, then we shade the other side.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Let's test the point (3,4) \r\n" );
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