





Subtract 2x from both sides:


Add 2 to both sides:


Divide both sides by -2. Since this is
dividing both sides by a negative number,
the inequality symbol must be reversed:


Graph on a number line with a darkened circle
at 9 because it's
, not
.
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-2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
The interval notation is an abbreviation of the graph
on a number line. The darkened circle is denoted by "]"
and the rightmost point of the interval is 9, and the
interval goes to negative infinity on the left side, so
the interval notation is
Edwin