How to graph a two-step inequality
Help Questions
ACT Math › How to graph a two-step inequality
Let D be the region on the (x,y) coordinate plane that contains the solutions to the following inequalities:
, where
is a positive constant
Which of the following expressions, in terms of ___, is equivalent to the area of D?
Explanation
Solve and graph the following inequality:
Explanation
To solve the inequality, the first step is to add to both sides:
The second step is to divide both sides by :
To graph the inequality, you draw a straight number line. Fill in the numbers from to infinity. Infinity can be designated by a ray. Be sure to fill in the number
, since the equation indicated greater than OR equal to.
The graph should look like:
Points and
lie on a circle. Which of the following could be the equation of that circle?
Explanation
If we plug the points and
into each equation, we find that these points work only in the equation
. This circle has a radius of
and is centered at
.
Which of the following lines is perpendicular to the line ?
Explanation
The key here is to look for the line whose slope is the negative reciprocal of the original slope.
In this case, is the negative reciprocal of
.
Therefore, the equation of the line which is perpendicular to the original equation is: