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A linear equation corresponds to a line, and a linear inequality corresponds to a region bounded by a line.

Consider the equation y = x-5.

This could be graphed as a line going through (0,-5), (1,-4), (2,-3), and so on. The inequality y > x-5 would be the region above that line.

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