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Solve the inequality -1/2x greater than or equal to 17. Graph the solution

Solve the inequality -1/2x greater than or equal to 17. Graph the solution-example-1

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To solve the inequality -1/2x ≥ 17, we can start by isolating x on one side of the inequality.

Multiplying both sides by -2 (and reversing the direction of the inequality since we are multiplying by a negative number), we get:

x ≤ -34

So the solution to the inequality is x ≤ -34.

To graph the solution, we can draw a number line and mark -34 on it. Then we shade all the values of x that are less than or equal to -34. This can be represented by a closed circle at -34 and a shaded line to the left of -34, indicating that any value of x in that range satisfies the inequality.

Here is a graph of the solution:

```

<=====(●)-----------------------

-34

```

The shaded part of the line represents the values of x that satisfy the inequality -1/2x ≥ 17, and the closed circle at -34 indicates that x can be equal to -34 (since the inequality is "greater than or equal to").

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