A system of inequalities looks like a system of equations, but it has inequalities instead of equations.
To solve a system of inequalities, we will find values of the variables that are solutions to all the inequalities. We solve the system by using the graphs of each inequality and show the solution as a shaded region in the graph.
A system of inequalities is a set of inequalities which have the same variables.
The solution to a system of inequalities is the set containing any ordered pair that makes all of the inequalities in the system true.
A solution can also be represented graphically as the region of the plane of the plane that satisfies all inequalities in the system.
The solution to a system of inequalities in a given context is viable if the solution makes sense in the context, and is non-viable if it does not make sense.
Consider the following system of inequalities:
\begin{cases} y\leq 3 \\y > 4 x + 5\end{cases}
Sketch a graph of the solution set to the system of inequalities.
Applicants for a particular university are asked to sit a quantitative reasoning test and verbal reasoning test. Successful applicants must obtain a minimum score of 14 on a quantitative reasoning test and a minimum combined score of 29 for both tests.
Write a system of inequalities for this scenario, where x represents the quantitative reasoning test score and y represents the verbal reasoning test score.
Sketch a graph of the system of inequalities.
Does the solution (15,22.\overline{2}) make sense in terms of the context? Explain your answer.
A system of inequalities is a set of two or more inequalities in the same variables.
The solution of a system of inequalities is the value of the variables that make all the inequalities true. It is shown as a shaded region in the Cartesian coordinate system and includes all the points whose ordered pairs make the inequalities true.