Draw a number line. Plot -1 on the number line and make this a filled in circle. Shade to the right of the filled in circle to indicate the set of values x such that
![x \ge -1](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/college/fci9pt4jplcn9rhqnwbwhpjzxxop3l9jge.png)
So x could be -1 or it could be larger. The fact that x = -1 is possible is why we have a closed or filled in circle (instead of an open hole) at this endpoint.