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Write a system of linear inequalities to represent each graph

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Write a system of linear inequalities to represent each graph Please help with this-example-1
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So since both of these lines are solid lines and not dashed, that means that the inequalities will have either ≤ or ≥.

Starting with the vertical line, since every point on that line is (0,y), this means that this line is x_0. And since the shaded region on this line is to the left of this line, this means that this inequality is x ≤ 0.

Now with this next line, I'll be forming it using the slope-intercept form (y = mx+b, m = slope and b = y-intercept). From looking at the graph, we can tell that the y-intercept is (-5,0). To find the slope, the equation is
(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1) . For this, the two points I'll be using are (-4,-8) and (8,1).

Our equation will look and be solved like this:
(1-(-8))/(8-(-4))=(9)/(12) =(3)/(4)

And since the region shaded is below the line, ≤ symbol will be used with our inequality.

Using the information above, our inequality is y ≤ 3/4x - 5.

In short, the system of inequalities is x ≤ 0 and y ≤ 3/4x - 5.

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