Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53449-636-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-53449-636-4

Chapter 1-8 - Cumulative Review - Page 679: 59

Answer

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Work Step by Step

Given\begin{equation} 4 x-3 y<12. \end{equation} Rewrite the inequality so that $y$ is a function of $x$. \begin{equation} \begin{aligned} 4 x-3 y&<12\\ y&>\frac{12-4x}{-3}\\ y&> \frac{4}{3} x-4. \end{aligned} \end{equation} We notice that $y=\frac{4}{3}x-4$ is a linear function with no restriction on the domain. The domain is all real numbers. The intercepts are \begin{equation} \begin{aligned} x&=0\implies y= -4 \\ y&= 0\implies x= 3. \end{aligned} \end{equation} The graph of the function is shown in the figure below with both intercepts labelled. The graph of the line is drawn with a dashed line and shaded above the line because the inequality is a greater than inequality with no ''equal to '' part.
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