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6-5 Solving
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Inequalities
Warm Up
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Lesson Quiz
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6-5 Solving Linear Inequalities
Warm Up
Graph each inequality.
1. x > –5
3. Write –6x + 2y = –4
in slope-intercept form,
and graph.
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2. y ≤ 0
6-5 Solving Linear Inequalities
Objective
Graph and solve linear inequalities in
two variables.
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6-5 Solving Linear Inequalities
Vocabulary
linear inequality
solution of a linear inequality
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6-5 Solving Linear Inequalities
A linear inequality is similar to a linear
equation, but the equal sign is replaced with
an inequality symbol. A solution of a
linear inequality is any ordered pair that
makes the inequality true.
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6-5 Solving Linear Inequalities
Example 1A: Identifying Solutions of Inequalities
Tell whether the ordered pair is a solution of
the inequality.
(–2, 4); y < 2x + 1
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Example 1B: Identifying Solutions of Inequalities
Tell whether the ordered pair is a solution of
the inequality.
(3, 1); y > x – 4
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A linear inequality describes a region of a coordinate
plane called a half-plane. All points in the region are
solutions of the linear inequality. The boundary line of
the region is the graph of the related equation.
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6-5 Solving Linear Inequalities
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6-5 Solving Linear Inequalities
Graphing Linear Inequalities
Step 1
Solve the inequality for y (slopeintercept form).
Step 2
Graph the boundary line. Use a solid line
for ≤ or ≥. Use a dashed line for < or >.
Shade the half-plane above the line for y >
Step 3 or ≥. Shade the half-plane below the line
for y < or y ≤. Check your answer.
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Helpful Hint
The point (0, 0) is a good test point to use if it
does not lie on the boundary line.
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6-5 Solving Linear Inequalities
Example 2B: Graphing Linear Inequalities in Two
Variables
Graph the solutions of the linear inequality.
5x + 2y > –8
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Example 2C: Graphing Linear Inequalities in two
Variables
Graph the solutions of the linear inequality.
4x – y + 2 ≤ 0
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Check It Out! Example 2a
Graph the solutions of the linear inequality.
4x – 3y > 12
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Check It Out! Example 2b
Graph the solutions of the linear inequality.
2x – y – 4 > 0
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Check It Out! Example 2c
Graph the solutions of the linear inequality.
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Check It Out! Example 2c Continued
Graph the solutions of the linear inequality.
Substitute (0, 0) for (x, y) because it
is not on the boundary line.
Check
y≥
0
x+1
(0) + 1
0
0+1
0 ≥
1
A false statement means that the half-plane containing
(0, 0) should NOT be shaded. (0, 0) is not one of the
solutions, so the graph is shaded correctly.
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Example 3a: Application
Ada has at most 285 beads to make jewelry. A
necklace requires 40 beads, and a bracelet
requires 15 beads.
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Check It Out! Example 3
What if…? Dirk is going to bring two types of
olives to the Honor Society induction and
can spend no more than $6. Green olives
cost $2 per pound and black olives cost
$2.50 per pound.
a. Write a linear inequality to describe the
situation.
b. Graph the solutions.
c. Give two combinations of olives that Dirk could
buy.
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Example 4A: Writing an Inequality from a Graph
Write an inequality to represent the graph.
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Example 4B: Writing an Inequality from a Graph
Write an inequality to represent the graph.
y-intercept: –5 slope:
Write an equation in slopeintercept form.
The graph is shaded below a
solid boundary line.
Replace = with ≤ to write the inequality
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6-5 Solving Linear Inequalities
Check It Out! Example 4a
Write an inequality to represent the graph.
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6-5 Solving Linear Inequalities
Check It Out! Example 4b
Write an inequality to represent the graph.
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6-5 Solving Linear Inequalities
Lesson Quiz: Part I
1. You can spend at most $12.00
for drinks at a picnic. Iced tea
costs $1.50 a gallon, and
lemonade costs $2.00 per
gallon. Write an inequality to
describe the situation. Graph
the solutions, describe
reasonable solutions, and then
give two possible
combinations of drinks you
could buy.
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Lesson Quiz: Part II
2. Write an inequality to represent the graph.
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