SOLUTION: 2x > -5 I have been working and workign and can't figure it out!

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Question 687048: 2x > -5 I have been working and workign and can't figure it out!
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, 1Dave1:
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
you are given an inequality that is solved just as equality, only difference is a number of solutions, equality will have only one solution because we have first degree function, and inequality many solutions
if you solve it as an equality, you will have
2x+=+-5+...=>...x+=+-5%2F2+=>...x+=+-2.5+...one solution (it's vertical line)

if you solve it as an inequality, you will have
2x+%3E+-5+....=>...x+%3E+-5%2F2+=>...x+%3E+-2.5+....solutions: all x greater than -2.5

+graph%28+600%2C600%2C+++-6%2C+6%2C+-6%2C+6%2Cx+%3E+-2.5%29+
solution set:

(-2.5,infinity)


Answer by 1Dave1(1) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Well here is the way i would solve it
2x > -5
divide by 2 on both sides and you are left with x>-2.5
and you could graph that to get a vertical line on (-2.5,0)