Graphing Inequalities

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What is an inequality?

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An inequality is a mathematical statement that compares two expressions using symbols such as <, >, ≤, or ≥.

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What does the symbol '>' mean in an inequality?

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The symbol '>' means 'greater than'. For example, x > 5 means x is greater than 5.

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CCSS.6.EE.B.8

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What does the symbol '<' mean in an inequality?

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The symbol '<' means 'less than'. For example, x < 3 means x is less than 3.

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CCSS.6.EE.B.8

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What does the symbol '≥' mean in an inequality?

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The symbol '≥' means 'greater than or equal to'. For example, x ≥ 4 means x is greater than or equal to 4.

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CCSS.6.EE.B.8

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What does the symbol '≤' mean in an inequality?

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The symbol '≤' means 'less than or equal to'. For example, x ≤ 2 means x is less than or equal to 2.

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CCSS.6.EE.B.8

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How do you graph the inequality x > 3 on a number line?

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Draw an open circle on 3 and shade to the right to indicate all numbers greater than 3.

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CCSS.6.EE.B.8

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How do you graph the inequality x < -2 on a number line?

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Draw an open circle on -2 and shade to the left to indicate all numbers less than -2.

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CCSS.6.EE.B.8

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What does the graph of x ≥ 5 look like?

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Draw a closed circle on 5 and shade to the right to indicate all numbers greater than or equal to 5.

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CCSS.6.EE.B.8

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What does the graph of x ≤ 0 look like?

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Draw a closed circle on 0 and shade to the left to indicate all numbers less than or equal to 0.

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CCSS.6.EE.B.8

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If a number line shows a shaded area starting from -5 and going to the right, what inequality does it represent?

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The inequality represented is x ≥ -5.

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CCSS.6.EE.B.8