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Write an inequality for the graph below

Write an inequality for the graph below-example-1
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Answer:

y ≤ -4x - 3

Explanation:

First identify the line itself by using point slope [y - y1 = m(x - x1) ] given two points or find the slope by finding the rise of the line over the run [m = ∆y/∆x ] [∆ = change/difference]. Because you are already given the y-intercept, using the form y = mx + b, the y-intercept is -3 because that is where the line intersects the y axis or where x = 0 so b = -3.

Now from -3, you can tell that when you go 1 across, the line goes down 4 units so the slope or m must be -4. Because it goes from -3 to -7, that is a change of -4. This means the line is y = -4x - 3.

Because there is a solid line, and a shade (thought of as the y value) under the line, you will replace = [equal sign] with the ≤ [less than or equal sign]. Therefore the answer is y ≤ -4x - 3

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