1. **State the problem:** We need to write the intervals shown on the number line in interval notation.
2. **Analyze the graph:**
- There are filled dots at -5, -4, and -3, meaning these points are included.
- There is an empty circle at 4, meaning 4 is not included.
- The graph extends with an arrow to the left from -5 to negative infinity, so all values less than or equal to -5 are included.
- The graph extends from 4 (not included) to 5 (included) with an arrow to the right.
3. **Write intervals:**
- From negative infinity to -3 including -3 and all points less than or equal to -5, so this is $(-\infty, -5] \cup [-4, -3]$.
- From 4 (not included) to 5 (included) is $(4, 5]$.
4. **Combine intervals:**
The full interval notation is:
$$(-\infty, -5] \cup [-4, -3] \cup (4, 5]$$
This represents all points to the left of -5 including -5, the points -4 and -3, and the points between 4 and 5 including 5 but not 4.
Interval Notation Cfd043
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