Question

Explain, in complete sentences, when you would use an open circle or a closed circle, and when you would shade to the right or left, to graph an inequality on the number line.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Open circles are for inequalities like x > 3 or x < 2

Answer 3

closed circles are for inequalities like \(\Large x \le 10\) or \(\Large x \ge -2\)

Answer 4

when you would shade to the right or left?

Answer 5

mmmmmmmmmmmm depends on the direction of the less than sign?

Answer 6

exactly, if you have < then you shade to the left

if you have >, then you shade to the right