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x<49
To draw a ray, plot an endpoint and select an arrow. Select an endpoint to change it from closed to open. Select the middle of the ray to delete it.


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GPT-4o mini
To illustrate the inequality \( x < 49 \) using a ray on a number line, you can follow these steps:

1. **Draw a Number Line**: Start by drawing a horizontal line, which will represent the number line.

2. **Mark the Point 49**: On your number line, indicate the position of 49. This can be done by making a tick mark above the line and labeling it with "49."

3. **Select an Endpoint**: Since the inequality is \( x < 49 \), you want to represent that all numbers less than 49 are included in the ray. Therefore, you will use an **open endpoint** at 49 because the inequality does not include 49 itself.

4. **Draw the Ray**: Draw a line (ray) that starts from the open circle at 49 and extends to the left, indicating that it includes all values less than 49.

5. **Labeling**: Optionally, you can label the ray with the inequality \( x < 49 \) to clarify what it represents.

This visual representation clearly shows that all numbers to the left of 49 are included, while 49 itself is not part of the solution set.

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