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document.write( "The other tutor doesn't know how to use the software efficiently.\r\n" );
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document.write( "First draw the graph of \r\n" );
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document.write( "2y = 8\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 2\r\n" );
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document.write( " y = 4\r\n" );
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document.write( "This is equivalent to\r\n" );
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document.write( " y = 0x + 4  which is a line with 0 slope and y-intercept (0,4).\r\n" );
document.write( "A line with slope = o is a horizontal line.  We draw it dotted \r\n" );
document.write( "because  the inequality is < not <.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now we decide if we should shade above or below the line.  We \r\n" );
document.write( "shade below the line either because of what the other tutor said\r\n" );
document.write( "or because we substitute the test point (0,0) in the original\r\n" );
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document.write( "  2y < 8\r\n" );
document.write( "2(0) < 8\r\n" );
document.write( "   0 < 8\r\n" );
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document.write( "That is true so we shade the side of the line that the origin is\r\n" );
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