graphin on a straight line question....

[tanyas1976]

How do I solve and graph for:
y-2>-14?
I got {y|y>-12} as the answer for the first part of solving...

I do not understand whether the line is curved at the end or bracketed..and does is range from -14 to -12 or -12 to -10? I'm thinking -12?
This is a straight line..not a squared graph. Eg...

(------------------->
-12 -10

<-------------------)
-14 -12

<-------------------]
-14 -12

[------------------->
-12 -10

thanks guys...

 

[tutor_joel]

assuming that the curved notation is "not including" -12 and the square notation is "including" -12, you want the one that does not include -12 since the inequality is y > -12, not y \(\displaystyle \ge\) -12. and since y is greater than -12 but not equal, the solution is all real numbers greater than -12