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Graph a Linear Inequality in the Coordinate Plane

Describe a linear inequality's graph using a dashed or solid boundary line and shading above or below it.

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A line plus a region

Graphing a linear inequality in two dimensions means describing both a boundary line and which side of it is shaded, similar to graphing an inequality on a number line but with a whole region instead of a direction.