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Question

x < 0 
Which side of the graph do i shade in?

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

which numbers are less than 0?

anonymous · Answer

the negatives

anonymous · Answer

I'm sorry the left side i meant.

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

so you shade to the left of x = 0

anonymous · Answer

Since those numbers to the left of the x axis are - so that means they are less than zero

anonymous · Answer

yes

anonymous · Answer

well the equation is x<0

anonymous · Answer

One trick is to always write the inequality with the variable on the left side. This is frequently taught in the lower grades.
When you do this, you will always shade in the direction indicated by the inequality sign.
With x<0, shade the left; notice the arrow points to the left

anonymous · Answer

ohhh got it! what about his one??

anonymous · Answer

this*

anonymous · Answer

are you writing an equation to that line?

anonymous · Answer

ya i have to find the inequality of the graph

anonymous · Answer

okay so if you look at the picture you can see that the y intercept is (0,4) and if you know how to write an equation that gives the y intercept, slope intercept form. y=mb+b where b is the y intercept and m is the slope. I'm guessing the slope is -½. and it is a dotted line so it is just greater than and NOT greater than and equal to, and the shading is on the values greater than the line so it has to be greater than. so then you write the equation and fill in with the stuff you know: y>-½x+4 and there is the equation.