If a, b, c > 0 and \( ax+by\gt c \), then its graph represents:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → the half plane that neither contains the origin nor the points on the line \( ax+by=c \).
At the origin the left side of the inequality is
\( \displaystyle a(0)+b(0)=0 \)
Since c > 0, \( 0\gt c \) is false, so the origin does not lie in the region. The inequality is strict, so the points of the line \( ax+by=c \) are also excluded.
Hence the graph is the half plane that contains neither the origin nor any point of the line.