SOLUTION: Graph the inequality 3x+2y-8>0

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Question 1063997: Graph the inequality 3x+2y-8>0
Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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In order to graph it you have to solve the slope-intercept equation y = mx+b.
Your equation:
3x+2y-8 > 0 set x to 0
3(0)+2y-8 > 0
2y > 8
y > 4
now do the same for x:
3x+2(0)-8> 0
3x > 8
x > 8/3
Our two intercepts, which form our ordered pair, are:
(8/3, 0), (0, 4)