Chapter 10.9, Problem 5E

To determine

To graph: the given inequality.

Answer to Problem 5E

  

Explanation of Solution

Given:

  $y>x$

Calculation:

Consider the inequality

  $y>x$ .

Graph the inequality $y>x$ .

To graph the inequality $y>x$ simply graph the boundary line $y=x$ , which is a line.

Clearly, the points on the line itself do not satisfy the inequality because, the inequality contains > symbol, so, graph the boundary line with a dashed curve.

To determine whether the above or below region of the line satisfies the inequality, use the test points $\left(2,-3\right)$ on the below side and $\left(1,2\right)$ on the above side of the line.

Substitute the coordinates of each point in the inequality and check whether the result satisfies the inequality.

The computations are tabulated as shown below:

Test point	$y>x$	Conclusion
$\left(2,-3\right)$	$-3\cancel{>}2$	Not a part of the graph
$\left(1,2\right)$	$2>1$	Part of the graph

From the above table, observe that the points above the line are satisfies the inequality.

So, shade the region above the solid line on the graph.

The graph of the inequality $y>x$ is shown below:

  

Conclusion:

Therefore, the graph of inequality is drawn.