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2.8
0raph Linear Inequalities in
1wo Variables
0oal + Uraph |near nequa|tes n two varab|es.
V00AB0LARY
Lnear nequa|ty n two varab|es
5o|uton of a |near nequa|ty
Uraph of a |near nequa|ty
Pa|f-p|ane
Check whether the erdered a|rs (a) (3, 2) and
(b) (1, 4) are se|ut|ens ef 4X 2Y > 6.
0rdered Pa|r 5ubst|tute Cenc|us|en
a. (3, 2) 4( ) 2( ) (3, 2)
a so|uton.
b. (1, 4) 4( ) 2( ) (1, 4)
a so|uton.
Example 1 #HECKINGSOLUTIONSOFINEQUALITIES
#HECKPOINT Check whether the erdered a|r |s a
se|ut|en ef 2X Y a 8.
1. 2.
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1o graph a |near nequa|ty n two varab|es, fo||ow
these steps:
3TEP 6rah the boundary |ne for the nequa|ty. Use
a |ne for < or > and a |ne
for a or q.
3TEP 1est a pont the boundary |ne to
determne whether t s a so|uton of the
nequa|ty. If t a so|uton shade the ha|f-
p|ane oontanng the pont. If t a
so|uton, shade the other ha|f-p|ane.
6rah Y < 1 |n a ceerd|nate |ane.
3OLUTION
1. 6rah the boundary |ne Y 1.

Use a |ne beoause
the nequa|ty symbo| s <.
2. 1est the pont (0, 0). Beoause
(0, 0) a so|uton of the
nequa|ty, shade the ha|f-p|ane
that oontan (0, 0).
%XAMPLE 'RAPHALINEARINEQUALITYWITHONEVARIABLE
6rah 3X 2Y < 6 |n a ceerd|nate |ane.
3OLUTION
1. 6rah the boundary |ne

3X 2Y 6. Use a
|ne beoause the
nequa|ty symbo| s <.
2. 1est the pont (0, 0). Beoause
(0, 0) a so|uton of the
nequa|ty, shade the ha|f-p|ane
that oontan (0, 0).
%XAMPLE 'RAPHALINEARINEQUALITYWITHTWOVARIABLES
|t |s often
con.en|ent to use
(0, 0) as a test
po|nt. owe.er,
|f (0, 0) ||es on a
houndar) ||ne, )ou
must choose a
d|fferent test po|nt.
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'RAPHY3{X1{ 2 |n a ceerd|nate |ane.
1. 6rah the equaton of the

boundary, Y 3{X 1{ 2.
Use a |ne beoause
the nequa|ty symbo| s >.
2. 1est the pont (0, 0). Beoause
(0, 0) a so|uton of the
nequa|ty, shade the porton of
the ooordnate p|ane
the abso|ute va|ue graph.
%XAMPLE 'RAPHANABSOLUTEVALUEINEQUALITY
3. X < 2 4. Y a X 2

5. XY 6. Yq{X{z

#HECKPOINT 6rah the |nequa||ty |n a ceerd|nate |ane.

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