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Graph the inequality on a plane. (Click to shade a region below or above the line).2x – y > 4Pls look at the pictures because the last sign is supposed to be y is greater than or equal to 4

Graph the inequality on a plane. (Click to shade a region below or above the line-example-1
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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the below inequality;


2x-y\ge4

The slope-intercept form of the equation of a line is generally given as;


y=mx+b

where m = slope of the line

b = y-intercept of the line

Let's go ahead and rewrite the given inequality in slope-intercept form by subtracting 2x from both sides, multiplying both sides by -1, and reversing the inequality sign;


\begin{gathered} 2x-2x-y\ge-2x+4 \\ -y\ge-2x+4 \\ -1(-y)\ge-1(-2x+4) \\ y\leq2x-4 \end{gathered}

If we compare the slope-intercept equation with the above inequality, we can see that the graph of the inequality will have a slope(m) of 2 and a y-intercept(b) of -4.

Since the inequality has both an inequality sign and an equality sign, the line will be a solid line.

Since the inequality has a less than sign, we'll shade the region below the line.

See below the graph of the given inequality with the shaded region;

Graph the inequality on a plane. (Click to shade a region below or above the line-example-1
Graph the inequality on a plane. (Click to shade a region below or above the line-example-2
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