document.write( "Question 114719: Solve and graph the solution set. x + 4 > 3
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Algebra.Com's Answer #83606 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%3E3-4\"Subtract 4 from both sides\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%3E-1\" Combine like terms on the right side\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So our answer is \"x%3E-1\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Start with the given inequality:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%3E-1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Set up a number line:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"number_line%28500%2C-11%2C9%29\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now plot the point \"x=-1\" on the number line\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"number_line%28500%2C-11%2C9%2C+-1%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%3E-1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0%3E-1\" Plug in \"x=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since this inequality is true, we simply shade the entire portion in which contains 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
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Graph of \"x%3E-1\" with the shaded region in blue\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "note: at the point \"x=-1\", there is an open circle. This means the point \"x=-1\" is excluded from the solution set.\r
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