How do you graph the inequality #-9<=2x+y#?

Answer 1

Solve for #y# and shade the side with points that make the inequality true.

First, solve for #y# as if you had the equality
#-9<=2x+y#
Solving for #y# gives
#-9color(red)(-2x)<=2xcolor(red)(-2x)+y#
#-9-2x<=y#
We usually look at this with the #y# on the left hand side
#y>=-9-2x#
The inequality symbol is #>=#, meaning greater than or equal to, so draw this as a solid line on your graph. You can find two values by plotting points.

graph{y=-9-2x [-10, 5, -15, 5]}

Finally, you can see that the point #(0,0)# is on the right side of the line and the point #(-5,0)# is on the left side of the line.

To determine which side to shade, plug in these values and find which one makes the inequality true and which one makes the inequality false.

For #(0,0)#, we get
#y>=-9-2x# #0>=-9-2(0)# #0>=-9# which is true. Zero is bigger (or equal to) #-9#
For #(-5,0)#, we get
#y>=-9-2x# #0>=-9-2(-5)# #0>=-9+10# #0>=1# which is false. Zero is not bigger than #1#.
Thus, we shade on the side containing the point #(0,0)#

graph{y>=-9-2x [-10, 5, -15, 5]}

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Answer 2

To graph the inequality -9 ≤ 2x + y, follow these steps:

  1. First, rearrange the inequality to isolate y: y ≥ -2x - 9.
  2. Plot the y-intercept, which is -9 on the y-axis.
  3. Use the slope -2 (coefficient of x) to find another point on the line. The slope -2 means that for every increase of 1 in x, y decreases by 2.
  4. Draw a dashed or solid line through the two plotted points.
  5. Since the inequality symbol is ≥ (greater than or equal to), shade the region above the line to represent all points that satisfy the inequality.
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When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.

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