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Anonymous 1123
Sometimes, I have to present the points `(x,y)` so that `2x + 3y + 6>0` or `x+1<0` and `x+y>0` in the same system of coordinates. How can I do it?

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Top Answer
user 3.14159
This is basic version, I consider adding some `pgfplots` version later. It defines a pic that takes the coefficients `a`, `b` and `c` as arguments and has a few more keys to play with. It also has a very rudimentary key `constraint`, which can be used as e.g.
```
constraint={2x+3y+6>0},
```

which allows you to put in the constraint as an equation, but this key does not deal with any special cases as of now.
```
\documentclass[tikz,border=3mm]{standalone}
\usepackage[outline]{contour}
\contourlength{0.6pt}
\usetikzlibrary{patterns.meta}
\tikzset{bullet/.style={circle,fill,inner sep=1.2pt},
	pics/linear constraint/.style={code={\tikzset{linear constraint/.cd,#1}
	\def\pv##1{\pgfkeysvalueof{/tikz/linear constraint/##1}}
	\pgfmathsetmacro{\myalpha}{atan2(\pv{b},\pv{a})}	
	\pgfmathtruncatemacro{\itest}{(\pv{a}==0?0:1)}
	\pgfmathtruncatemacro{\jtest}{(\pv{b}==0?0:1)}
	\ifnum\numexpr\itest+\jtest=0
	 \typeout{No meaningful condition because both a and b are zero.} 
	\else
	 \pgfmathsetmacro\myc{\pv{c}/sqrt(\pv{a}*\pv{a}+\pv{b}*\pv{b})}
	 \ifnum\itest=0
	  \pgfmathsetmacro\amax{\pv{xmax}}
	  \pgfmathsetmacro\amin{\pv{xmin}}
	  \pgfmathsetmacro\ah{max(abs(\pv{ymin}),abs(\pv{ymax}))-\pv{c}}
	 \else	
	  \ifnum\jtest=0
       \pgfmathsetmacro\amax{\pv{ymax}}
       \pgfmathsetmacro\amin{\pv{ymin}}
	   \pgfmathsetmacro\ah{max(abs(\pv{xmin}),abs(\pv{xmax}))-\pv{c}}
	  \else	
       \pgfmathsetmacro\amax{max(abs(\pv{ymax}/sin(\myalpha)),abs(\pv{xmax}/cos(\myalpha)))+abs(\pv{c})}
       \pgfmathsetmacro\amin{-max(abs(\pv{ymin}/sin(\myalpha)),abs(\pv{xmin}/cos(\myalpha)))-abs(\pv{c})}
 	   \pgfmathsetmacro\ah{(max(abs(\pv{xmin}/sin(\myalpha)),
 	   		abs(\pv{xmax}/sin(\myalpha)),abs(\pv{ymax}/cos(\myalpha)),abs(\pv{ymax}/cos(\myalpha))+abs(\pv{c})))}
	  \fi
	 \fi 
	 \begin{scope}[local bounding box=-plot]	
	  \clip (\pv{xmin},\pv{ymin}) rectangle (\pv{xmax},\pv{ymax});
	  \path[rotate=\myalpha+180,linear constraint/excluded] 
    	 (\myc,\amax) -- (\myc,\amin) -- (\ah,\amin) -- (\ah,\amax) -- cycle; 
	  \draw[thick,rotate=\myalpha+180] (\myc,\amax) -- (\myc,\amin);	
	  \ifnum\itest=1
	   \path (-1*\pv{c}/\pv{a},0) node[bullet]{};
	  \fi  
	  \ifnum\jtest=1
	   \path (0,-1*\pv{c}/\pv{b}) node[bullet]{};
	  \fi  
	 \end{scope}
	 \path (-plot.north) 
  	   node[above,linear constraint/annotation]{$\ifnum\itest=1
	    \pgfmathtruncatemacro{\ktest}{sign(\pv{a})*(abs(\pv{a})==1?1:2)+2}
		\ifcase\ktest		
		 \pgfmathparse{\pv{a}}\pgfmathprintnumber\pgfmathresult\,x
		\or
		 -x
		\or
		\or
		 x
		\or
		 \pgfmathparse{\pv{a}}\pgfmathprintnumber\pgfmathresult\,x
		\fi
	   \fi
	   \ifnum\jtest=1\relax
	    \pgfmathtruncatemacro{\ltest}{sign(\pv{b})*(abs(\pv{b})==1?1:2)+2}
		\ifcase\ltest		
		 \pgfmathparse{\pv{b}}\pgfmathprintnumber\pgfmathresult\,y
		\or
		 -y
		\or
		\or
		 \ifnum\itest=1 
		 +
		 \fi
		 y
		\or
		 \ifnum\itest=1 
		 +
		 \fi
		 \pgfmathparse{\pv{b}}\pgfmathprintnumber\pgfmathresult\,y
		\fi
	   \fi	
	   \pgfmathtruncatemacro{\ktest}{sign(\pv{c})+1}
	   \ifcase\ktest
		\pgfmathparse{\pv{c}}\pgfmathprintnumber\pgfmathresult
	   \or
	   \or
	   +\pgfmathparse{\pv{c}}\pgfmathprintnumber\pgfmathresult
	   \fi
	   >0
	   $};
	\fi	
	\draw[-stealth] (\pv{xmin},0) -- (\pv{xmax},0) 
			node[below left]{\contour{white}{$x$}};
	\draw[-stealth] (0,\pv{ymin}) -- (0,\pv{ymax}) 
			node[below left]{\contour{white}{$y$}};		
	}},linear constraint/.cd,a/.initial=1,b/.initial=0,c/.initial=0,
	xmin/.initial=-4,xmax/.initial=4,ymin/.initial=-4,ymax/.initial=4,
	excluded/.style={pattern={Lines[angle=\myalpha+45]}},
	annotation/.style={},
	constraint/.code args={#1x#2y#3>0}{\tikzset{linear constraint/.cd,
	a=#1,b=#2,c=#3}}}
\begin{document}

\begin{tikzpicture}
	\path pic{linear constraint={a=2,b=3,c=6,
		excluded/.append style={pattern color=red},	
		annotation/.append style={yshift=1.5em,red}}};		
\end{tikzpicture}

\begin{tikzpicture}
	\path pic{linear constraint={constraint={2x+3y+6>0},
		excluded/.append style={pattern color=red},	
		annotation/.append style={yshift=1.5em,red}}};		
\end{tikzpicture}


\begin{tikzpicture}
	\path pic{linear constraint={a=-1,b=0,c=-1,
		excluded/.append style={pattern color=red},	
		annotation/.append style={yshift=1.5em,red}}}
	 pic{linear constraint={a=1,b=1,c=0,
	 	excluded/.append style={pattern color=blue},	
		annotation/.append style={blue}}};		
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document} 
```
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