SOLUTION: Graph: y ≥ 2x + 1 How would i graph this? do i need to solve it at all or leave it as is?

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Question 204641: Graph:
y ≥ 2x + 1
How would i graph this? do i need to solve it at all or leave it as is?
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Graph:
y ≥ 2x + 1
How would i graph this?
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graph y = 2x + 1
That's a straight line with a slope of 2, passing thru (0,1) and (-1/2,0).
The area above and to the left of the line is >, greater than.
That area, and including the line, is greater than or equal.