SOLUTION: How do you know if a value is a solution for an inequality? How is this different from determining if a value is a solution to an equation? If you replace the equal sign

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Question 317359: How do you know if a value is a solution for an inequality?

How is this different from determining if a value is a solution to an equation?

If you replace the equal sign of an equation and put an inequality sign in its place, is there ever a time when the same value will be a solution to both the equation and inequality?

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) About Me  (Show Source):
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How do you know if a value is a solution for an inequality?

Substitute the value for the variable and see if it leads to a true inequality.

How is this different from determining if a value is a solution to an equation?

It isn't. Substitute the value for the variable and see if it leads to a true equation.

If you replace the equal sign of an equation and put an inequality sign in its place, is there ever a time when the same value will be a solution to both the equation and inequality?

Yes, but only sometimes when the inequality sign is %22%22%3E=%22%22 or %22%22%3C=%22%22 but never when the inequality sign is %22%3E%22, %22%3C%22 or %22%22%3C%3E%22%22.

Edwin