Question

Find a linear inequality with the following solution set. Each grid line represents one unit.(Give your answer in the form $ax+by+c>0$ or $ax+by+c\geq0$ where $a,$ $b,$ and $c$ are integers with no common factor greater than 1.)

Answer 1

Answer:

-x + 2y + 1 > 0

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's find the equation of the dashed line first. From the graph, we can see that it has a slope of 1/2 and a y-intercept of -1/2 so using slope-intercept form, the equation of the line is y = 1/2x - 1/2. Since the line is dashed and not solid, we know that we will use either < or > instead of ≤ or ≥, and because we can see that the shaded region is above the dashed line, we know that the linear equation is y > 1/2x - 1/2. However, we want the answer to be in the form ax + by + c > 0 where a, b, and c are integers so therefore:

y > 1/2x - 1/2

= 2y > x - 1

= -x + 2y + 1 > 0