Question

help me understand what side to shade for > or < or >/ or \<

Answer 1

whats the problem though

Answer 2

I know how to solve it I just don't know how to shade t=it with the inequalities

Answer 3

imagine you are walking on the curve/line. if you are shading y> then you are shading all the stuff above you

Answer 4

well for example if x>4 you would shade everything to the right of 4

Answer 5

the other guy's example is better

Answer 6

mine is a good example for y > something
his is better for x>something

Answer 7

okay so if y<4 it would be at the bottom.?

Answer 8

yep

Answer 9

yess

Answer 10

you are walking on a line y=4 and it would be all the stuff below you, NOT including the line. If it was y<=4 then you would include the line

Answer 11

same rules apply for x

Answer 12

this will work for x^2 x^3....from left to right, its the stuff above you.

Answer 13

okay. I think I understand it now.