SOLUTION: how exactly do I graph an inequality?For example y<3x+1?

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Question 170491: how exactly do I graph an inequality?For example y<3x+1?
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how exactly do I graph an inequality?For example y<3x+1?
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#1 You don't graph the inequality, you graph the equality which is
the boundary of the inequality. Graph it as a dashed line because
it is not part of the solution.
Graph y = 3x+1
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#2 Since you want y LESS than 3x+17, shade the halfplane BELOW
the boundary line. That is the graph of the inequality.
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Cheers,
Stan H.