Systems of Linear Equalities

By L.D.

Problem 1
y > - 2x + 1

Problem 1
y > - 2x + 1
Now lots of people may not like graphing inequalities like this, so an alternate way to see this is y = -2x + 1, basically we are just graphing an inequality in the y = mx + b method, m is the slope and b is the y intercept. So lets graph it using the alternate way first on the other page. The slope is red and the y intercept is blue.

Easy Right

To make this an inequality we must look at our original problem y > - 2x + 1

Mini Lesson d
So, to tell the difference between > and > when doing and inequality what you do is you think that since > has more ink under it, it gets a full line like ______ and since > has less ink under it, it can only afford a dotted line _ _ _ _.

After that short lesson, we now know that the line shouldnt be solid since the problem is y > - 2x + 1. And that inequality sign doesnt have enough ink.

After that short lesson, we now know that the line shouldnt be solid since the problem is y > - 2x + 1. And that inequality sign doesnt have enough ink.

Now we need to bring in the inequality part. Since we dont know what y is in y > - 2x + 1 we need to fill up the empty space on one side. We choose the side to shade based on if the y is more or less than the problem, if it is more then we shade the top, if it is less, than we shade the bottom. In this case we shade

THE TOP, THATS ALL YOU NEED SINCE THIS IS THE FINAL ANSWER (for problem 1)

Problem 2
x 4y > -8 y 2x < -1

Problem 2
x 4y > -8 y 2x < -1 So the first thing we need to do is reorder these so they fit the y = mx + b format.

Problem 2
x 4y > -8 y 2x < -1 (x 4y > -8) 4 x/4 y > -2 +y +y x/4 > -2 + y +2 +2 x/4 + 2 > y

Problem 2
x/4 + 2 > y y 2x < -1 y 2x < -1 +2x +2x y < -1 2x or -1 2x > y

Problem 2
x/4 + 2 > y -1 2x > y Next we need to graph them, just graph them, dont shade yet. I will use green for the top and purple for the bottom.

Now try shading

The answer to our problem is the area they both shade over. To check the problem you can choose a point they both shade over, I choose (3,0), and then you can substitute it into both problems individually.

Problem 2
(-3)/4 + 2 > (0) 1>0 -1 2(-3) > (0) -1 + 6 > 0 5>0

Problem 2
(-3)/4 + 2 > (0) 1>0 -1 2(-3) > (0) -1 + 6 > 0 5>0

Since both formulas turn out correct, we can now assume my graphing was correct.

Problem 3
x>0 y>0 y > 2x + 3

Problem 3
If you are currently wondering how to deal with the 0s, wonder no longer. Treat the zero like if you had seen something like 5 > y or 6 < x. For the former you would draw a horizontal line across the 5 on the y axis and for the latter you would draw a vertical line across the 6 on the x axis. Its the same with the 0s, you draw a horizontal or vertical line for them. So now try to graph the lines with shading.

x > 0 (red dots) y > 0 (green dots) y > 2x + 3 (blue dots)

Problem 4
y > -5 y<3

Problem 4
This is the last one, so give it a try graphingwise. Remember to shade and check!