The players on the Dunkers basketball team must win at least twice as many games as they lose to make the playoffs. Graph the set of points (L,W) that satisfy these conditions.
I know that the inequality would be (W > or equal to 2L), and I also know that the graph would consist of discrete points because you cannot have a portion of a win or loss. However, I don't know what the set would be. Would it be infinite, and if so how would I graph that? Or, is there a certain number of games that are to be played, even though it doesn't specify?
Thanks for any help you can be.
2007-10-27 08:07:30 · 1 answers · asked by Steven M 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
That's all true. And you can't have a negative number of games either. The problem doesn't state how many games are to be played, so just leave that open-ended. The judicious use of arrows (so the observer can see how the graph continues), is allowed on graphs.
Check here:
http://s236.photobucket.com/albums/ff177/jsardi56/?action=view¤t=winsvslosses10-27-07.jpg
2007-10-27 11:05:36 · answer #1 · answered by jsardi56 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋