Question 369766
Simply plot a closed circle at y=-2 and an open circle at y=5 on a number line. Then shade the interval in between the two points to get the following:


{{{drawing(500,80,-7, 10,-10, 10,
number_line( 500, -7, 10 ,-2),

blue(line(-2,0,5,0)),
blue(line(-2,0.30,5,0.30)),
blue(line(-2,0.15,5,0.15)),
blue(line(-2,-0.15,5,-0.15)),
blue(line(-2,-0.30,5,-0.30)),
circle(5,0,0.25),
circle(5,0,0.20)

)}}} Graph of the solution set


Note:

The <b>closed</b> circle at {{{y=-2}}} means that we're including this value in the solution set

The <b>open</b> circle at {{{y=5}}} means that we're excluding this value from the solution set.



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