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Compound Inequalities and Graphing Lesson Plan Cube Fellow: Matthew Wells Teacher Mentor: Kimberly Halsey Goal: The main goal of this lesson is to connect solving compound inequalities with the geometry

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1. Start by understanding what compound inequalities are. Compound inequalities are inequalities that have two or more separate inequalities combined using the logical operators "and" or "or". These inequalities can be represented using special notation, such as "x < 5 AND x > 2".
2. To fill out a compound inequality, you need to identify the correct logical operator (either "and" or "or") and write down the separate inequalities. For example, if you have the compound inequality "x < 5 AND x > 2", you would write down the inequalities "x < 5" and "x > 2".
3. Solve each separate inequality individually. In our example, solving "x < 5" would mean finding all the possible values of x that are less than 5. Similarly, solving "x > 2" would involve finding all the possible values of x that are greater than 2.
4. After solving both separate inequalities, find the intersection or union of the solution sets, depending on whether the logical operator is "and" or "or" respectively. If the operator is "and", the solution set of the compound inequality will consist of the common values that satisfy both separate inequalities. If the operator is "or", the solution set will include all the values that satisfy either separate inequality.
5. Graphically represent the compound inequality on a number line or coordinate plane. Use an open circle for strict inequalities (< or >) and a closed circle for non-strict inequalities (≤ or ≥). For example, if our compound inequality is "x < 5 AND x > 2", on a number line, we would mark a closed circle at 2 and a closed circle at 5, and shade the region between them.

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