Equalities will have the words "is" or "equals" or "the same as" in the wording. These produce a unique solution.
Inequalities have phrases like "at most" or "at least" or "no more than" in them. Solutions are a range of values, ranging between 2 values, or from a particular value to positive or negative infinity.
If you are looking for the expanded version, this is it. It is also possible to group either an a from (a^2 + 2b) or a b from (2ab + b^2). Hope this helps!
Yes it is greater than 1/2