document.write( "Question 103723: Graph the inequality.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #75441 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( "Since this inequality is not true, we simply shade the entire portion that does not contain the point x=0 using the point x=1 as the boundary. This means we shade everything to the right of the point x=1 like this:\r
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