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How on earth do you know how to draw inequalities such as x is less than or equal than 3y or 4y is greater than or equal to x???????
Original post by Mo98
How on earth do you know how to draw inequalities such as x is less than or equal than 3y or 4y is greater than or equal to x???????


Eg x3yx3y x \leq 3y \Rightarrow \frac{x}{3} \leq y , so if you draw a graph of y = x/3 and shade the bits where
x3y \frac{x}{3} \leq y (test that using co-ordinates to find which side to shade.

In short, find an equation for y or find the x and y intercepts of something (eg 3x + 5y = 150), so the intercepts are x = 50 and y = 30 and draw a straight line between those two points.
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Original post by SeanFM
Eg x3yx3y x \leq 3y \Rightarrow \frac{x}{3} \leq y , so if you draw a graph of y = x/3 and shade the bits where
x3y \frac{x}{3} \leq y (test that using co-ordinates to find which side to shade.

In short, find an equation for y or find the x and y intercepts of something (eg 3x + 5y = 150), so the intercepts are x = 50 and y = 30 and draw a straight line between those two points.

Ohhhhhhhh I see, thank you!!!!!

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