LINEAR INEQUALITIES

WHAT ARE LINEAR

INEQUALITIES?
Linear inequalities are the expressions where any two values are compared by
the inequality symbols such as, ‘<’, ‘>’, ‘≤’ or ‘≥’. These values could be
numerical or algebraic or a combination of both. The symbols which represent
inequalities are:
• < (less than)
• > (greater than)
• ≤ (less than or equal to)
• ≥ (greater than or equal to)
• ≠ (not equal to)
A graph of linear inequalities can look like the following picture.
 SOLVING A SYSTEM OF LINEAR
INEQUALITIES
• Firstly, take two inequalities for example 5x – 2y ≤ 10 and 3x + 2y > 6 
• Then solve the inequality
• First move 5x to the place of 10 and the inequality will be like this – 2y ≤ – 5x + 10 
• Then divide 5x and 10 on -2 and flip the inequality sign then the inequality will look like this
 y ≥ 5/2x - 5 and the first inequality will be done.
• Then take 3x+2y>6 and move 3x to the place of 6 and the inequality will look like this 2y> -3x+6
• Then divide the x value and the constant by 2 and flip the sign again and the inequality will be like this 
Y<-3/2x + 3
 GRAPHING LINEAR INEQUALITIES 
• First take a linear inequality for example y ≤ 4x+3
• Then change the inequality sign into = sign and inequality will be like this y=4x+3.
• Then on a graph put a dot on the 3rd  positive value of y axis to tell the y intercept of the inequality.
• Then put a dot on positive 1 on x axis to represent the value of x and to determine the value of 4x on the graph.
• Then go to the 4th positive value after 3 and put a dot in between 1 on x axis and 7 on y axis.
• Then create one last dot three values belove the positive 3 on –1 
• And at last, create a slop connecting all the three dots.
 COORDINATES IN LINEAR
INEQUALITIES
Q. Explain or show how to determine if the following coordinates are a solution to the following system of linear inequalities.
 y<4x+8
y>x-6 
Which coordinates are a solution?
a.(9,0)
b.(-3,7)
c.(20,2)
d.(0,0)
Ans. The correct coordinate is d (0,0) because it satisfies both the inequalities
When y=0 and x=0
Then 0<4(0) + 8
= 0< 8
And
0>0-6
0> -6