document.write( "Question 98449: graph solution set of x>3 \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #71621 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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Start with the given inequality:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Set up a number line:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now plot the point x=3 on the number line\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"number_line%28500%2C-7%2C13%2C+3%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now pick any test point you want, I'm going to choose x=0, and test the inequality \"x%3E3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0%3E3\" Plug in \"x=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since this inequality is not true, we simply shade the entire portion that does not contain the point x=0 using the point x=3 as the boundary. This means we shade everything to the right of the point x=3 like this:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "note: at the point x=3, there is an open circle. This means the point x=3 is excluded from the solution set.\r
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