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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me, graph the inequality. I have several inequalities similiar to this on my homework and if you could help me with this I will be capable of completing the rest.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x<-2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #59271 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=59271\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you graph it as if it were an equality (x=-2) ... this is a vertical line going through -2 on the x-axis\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since x is not equal to -2 (always less than), the line is dashed rather than solid\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to see which side of the line is the solution, choose a point and see if it satisfies the inequality\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in this case, choosing the origin (0,0), we see that x>-2, so the other side of the line is the solution, and should be shaded  </SPAN>\n" );
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