Question 1149768
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hey, everything that &nbsp;@josgarithmetic &nbsp;has written in his post, &nbsp;is &nbsp;<U>I R R E L E V A N T</U> &nbsp;and &nbsp;<U>I N C O R R E C T</U>.


&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;See my solution below.



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You want to find all solutions to this inequality


y >= x^2 - 8


The curve  y = x^2 - 8 is the parabola opened upwards with the vertex (0,-8).


The solutions to the given inequality are ALL POINTS of the coordinate plane, that are on the parabola or ABOVE the parabola.
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That's all.