How do you solve and graph x-1<=9 or 2x>=24?

1 Answer
Jun 25, 2018

Take x-1leq9

add 1

xleq10

Now look at 2xgeq24

divide by2

xgeq12

On your graph paper draw a solid vertical line through x=10 and another solid line through x=12.
The lines are solid because x can take the values 10 and 12. They would be dotted lines if it were x<10

To satisfy the two inequalities x can be any values EXCEPT the values between the two lines. i.e. x cannot be 10.5 or 11 etc

Either shade this region and state x cannot be in the shaded part. Or shade the two regions on the other side of the lines and state these are the values of x.