Question

Solve the following inequality. Negative one-half p less-than negative 16 Which graph shows the correct solution? A number line going from 27 to 37. An open circle is at 32. Everything to the right of the circle is shaded. A number line going from 27 to 37. An open circle is at 32. Everything to the left of the circle is shaded. A number line going from 3 to 13. An open circle is at 8. Everything to the left of the circle is shaded. A number line going from 3 to 13. An open circle is at 8. Everything to the right of the circle is shaded.

Answer 1

Answer:

Do you remember what it means for a number to be a solution to an equation? A solution of an equation is a value of a variable that makes a true statement when substituted into the equation.

What about the solution of an inequality? What number would make the inequality x>3 true? Are you thinking, ‘x could be 4’? That’s correct, but x could be 5 too, or 20, or even 3.001. Any number greater than 3 is a solution to the inequality x>3.

We show the solutions to the inequality x>3 on the number line by shading in all the numbers to the right of 3, to show that all numbers greater than 3 are solutions. Because the number 3 itself is not a solution, we put an open parenthesis at 3. The graph of x>3 is shown in (Figure). Please note that the following convention is used: light blue arrows point in the positive direction and dark blue arrows point in the negative direction.

The inequality x>3 is graphed on this number line.

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