document.write( "Question 120530: How would I graph the inequality y > or = to 1? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #88355 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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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( "\"y%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-9%2C11%29\" note: just replace the x with the variable you are working with\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now plot the point \"y=1\" on the number line\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"number_line%28500%2C-9%2C11%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 y=0, and test the inequality \"y%3E=1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0%3E=1\" Plug in \"y=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 y=0 using the point \"y=1\" as the boundary. This means we shade everything to the right of the point \"y=1\" like this:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Graph of \"y%3E=1\" with the shaded region in blue\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "note: at the point \"y=1\", there is an closed circle. This means the point \"y=1\" is included from the solution set.\r
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