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PLEASE HELP URGENT

B Pick the inequality that matches the graph shown. Show all of your work to explain the
choice you selected. (See Ex. 1)

PLEASE HELP URGENT B Pick the inequality that matches the graph shown. Show all of-example-1
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Answer:

B. y > 3x -7

Explanation:

We can choose the correct inequality based on the y-intercept and the shading.

Y-intercept

The dashed line crosses the y-axis at approximately y=-7. This is the value of y when x=0. This observation eliminates choices D, E, F.

Shading

The shading on the graph is seen to be above and to the left of the line. This means the variables in relation to the inequality symbol must be ...

y > ( ) . . . . eliminates choice A

and

x < ( ) or ( ) > x . . . . eliminates choice C, confirms choice B

The inequality that matches the graph is y > 3x -7.

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Additional comment

For looking at shading, we are interested in the relation of the inequality symbol to a variable term with a positive coefficient. If the coefficient is negative, you can do either of ...

  • add the opposite of that variable term to both sides of the equation
  • reverse the inequality symbol

That is, if you have -3x < ( ), when considering shading, you can consider the relation x > ( ) with the inequality reversed, or you can consider ( ) < x, which has x on the other side of the inequality. Both of these tell you shading is right of the line, where x-values are greater than those on the line.

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