document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=18958>Question 18958</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm lost what is the answer to s-5>-1 and how do you graph it. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Solving an inequality like this is very similar to solving an equation.  You want to isolate the s on one side of the inequality symbol.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You may add or subtract amounts to and from each side.  You may also multiply of divide both sides by an amount.  NOTE:  There is one important rule to remember!  If you multiply or divide both sides of an inequality by a negative amount, then you MUST change the direction of the inequality symbol.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For example:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-3x < 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To solve this, we need to divide both sides by -3.  Since we are dividing by a negative amount, we have to remember to change the < symbol to >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x > -2/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s - 5 > -1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To isolate the s, we add 5 to both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s + 5 - 5 > -1 + 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s > 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm not sure about the graphing part because I don't know if the name they chose for the variable corresponds to x or y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the name of the horizontal axis is called s, then you graph a vertical line that intersects the horizontal axis at 4.  Make the line a dashed line because the points whose s-coordinates are not part of the solution.  Since we have values greater than 4, you would shade the region to the right of the vertical dashed line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the name of the vertical axis is called s, then you graph a horizontal line that intersects the axis at s = 4.  Again, the line should be dashed to show that the points that make up the line are not part of the graph.  Shade the region above the dashed line because s is larger than 4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "~ Mark<BR>\n" );
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