Pearson Algebra 1 Common Core, 2011
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2. Multiplying and Factoring
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Exercise 55 Page 496

How can you isolate y?

Inequality: y<- 13x-3
Graph:

Practice makes perfect
Inequalities can be solved in the same way as equations, by performing inverse operations on both sides until the variable is isolated. The only difference is that when you divide or multiply by a negative number, you must reverse the inequality sign.
-3y-x > 9
-3y>9+x
3y<-x-9
y<1/3(-x-9)
y<- 1/3x-3
This inequality tells us that all values less than - 13x-3 will satisfy the inequality. Below we demonstrate the inequality by graphing the solution set on a graph.