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OpenStudy (anonymous):

interval notation x>-5 my answer [-5,infinity), is this correct?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

Is there an underline under the ">" symbol?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no, which means it shoud be (-5, infinity) not with a bracket?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

if it's really \[\Large x \ge -5\], then it's [-5, infinity) OR if it's really \[\Large x > -5\], then it's (-5, infinity)

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

so it looks like your second choice is correct

OpenStudy (anonymous):

great, thank you. Forgot that brackets are only used when an = sign is present

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

yes, they are used to include the endpoint

OpenStudy (amistre64):

think of the [ as an equal sign connected by a line|dw:1346093855112:dw|

OpenStudy (amistre64):

|dw:1346093869934:dw|

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