Solving Systems of

Linear Inequalities
Objective: solve a system of linear inequalities by graphing.

Pages 139-145
Review:
Check to see if the ordered pairs are a solution of

A. (0,0)

B. (0,1)

C. (2,-1)
Sketch the graph of 6x + 5y ≥ 20
Write in slope - intercept
form and graph:
With a linear system, you will be shading 2 or
more inequalities. Where they cross is the
solution to ALL inequalities.
For example…
x > -1 The solution is the intersection
y > x-2 of all the inequalities. The Solution of
the System of
Linear Inequality
Steps to Graphing Systems of Linear Inequalities
1. Sketch the line that corresponds to each inequality.
2. Lightly shade the half plane that is the graph of each linear
inequality. (Colored pencils may help you distinguish the
different half planes.)
3. The graph of the system is the intersection of the shaded
half planes. (If you used colored pencils, it is the region that
has been shaded with EVERY color.)
Practice…
y < -2x + 2
y<x+3
How is the solution of a system of linear
inequalities similar to the solution of a system of
linear equations?

How is it different?
The solution to a system of linear inequalities
must satisfy each inequality just as the solution to
a system of linear equations must satisfy each
equation.

The solution to a system of linear inequalities is

usually a region, whereas a solution to a system of
linear equations is a point or a line.
Answer Quick Check 5.1 on page 141 by
Graphing the solution set.
Graph the solution of :

y ≤ x – 1 and
y < –2x + 1
Answer Do Basic 11-12 on page 148 by
Graphing the solution set.