Question 69836:  Graph the inequality.  
      x – y ≥ 2 
 
 Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)      (Show Source): 
You can  put this solution on YOUR website! Graph the inequality. 
x – y >= 2 
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Put it in the general "y=" form 
Subtract x from both sides and you have: 
-y >= 2 - x 
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We want y to be positive, multiply equation by -1, then you must reverse the inequality sign from: >=, to <= 
y <= x - 2 
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Substitute these values for x, find y. At table should look like this: 
 x | y 
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-1 | -3 
+2 | 0 
+4 | +1 
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Plot these, the graph should look like this: 
  
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Remember the equation has <= sign so the area of feasibility is  
at or below the line on the graph 
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Substitute values above and below the line to test the truth of the equation 
For example if we try x = 1, y = 1 which is not in the feasibility region, 
the equation is not true, conversely if we choose a point in the region, say, 
x = 4, y = -3, we have 4 - (-3) > 2 which is true 
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Does this make sense to you now? 
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