document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1107610>Question 1107610</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help. I'm trying to solve and graph the inequality.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm confused on it because the b is negative. I don't think it can be graphed. Here's what I have. Can you please tell me if I'm correct. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-8-b less than equal to -8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8+8-b less than equal to -8+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-b less than equal to 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #722619 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=722619\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <font color=\"black\" face=\"times\" size=\"3\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Note: you can type \"<=\" without quotes to mean \"less than or equal to\". Similarly, \">=\" means \"greater than or equal to\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You have the right steps which are<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8 - b <= -8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8 - b+8 <= -8+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-b <= 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The last step to do is multiply both sides by -1. This will flip the inequality sign from a \"less than or equal to\" sign to a \"greater than or equal to\" sign\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So we go from this<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-b <= 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to this<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b >= 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "after multiplying both sides by -1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The solution set is the set of all b values such that b is zero or a value larger than zero\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To graph this, plot a closed circle at 0 on the number line. Then shade to the right of the closed circle. The closed circle indicates we include the endpoint as part of the solution set.<BR>\n" );
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