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I was trying to evaluate the following expression:

RegionPlot[a > 0 && 2 a + b == 0, {a, -2, 2}, {b, -1.5, 1},  
  PlotLegends -> "Expressions"]

The output is:

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I think this is unexpected. Think about when $a = 0.5$. So, $b = -1$ which is within the range $[-1.5, 1]$. So, this values and other such values should be in a gray region in the plot. But they are not there. Any help?

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    $\begingroup$ From ?RegionPlot, The predicate pred can be any logical combination of inequalities. However, this won't work either: RegionPlot[ a > 0 && 2 a + b <= 0 && 2 a + b >= 0, {a, -5, 5}, {b, -5, 5}] I guess there must be a "true" region (with non null area), because RegionPlot initially evaluates pred at a grid of equally spaced sample points specified by PlotPoints. Then it uses an adaptive algorithm to subdivide at most MaxRecursion times, attempting to find the boundaries of all regions in which pred is True. $\endgroup$
    – user10957
    Commented May 25, 2014 at 17:31
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    $\begingroup$ Jean-Claude is right. To create your plot you should make a ContourPlot of 2 a + b == 0 with RegionFunction -> Function[{a, b}, a > 0]. $\endgroup$
    – user484
    Commented May 25, 2014 at 17:40
  • $\begingroup$ @RahulNarain Are you going to answer or do you think it is a simple mistake? :) $\endgroup$
    – Kuba
    Commented May 25, 2014 at 18:34
  • $\begingroup$ This works. ContourPlot[2 a + b == 0, {a, -2, 2}, {b, -1.5, 1}, RegionFunction -> Function[{a, b}, a > 0], PlotLegends -> "Expressions"] $\endgroup$
    – Omar Shehab
    Commented May 25, 2014 at 18:54
  • $\begingroup$ @Kuba: Neither; I thought the question would be closed as a duplicate, but I was too lazy to check :) Turns out I was thinking of a ContourPlot question instead. $\endgroup$
    – user484
    Commented May 25, 2014 at 19:41

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RegionPlot can only plot filled regions, as explained in Jean-Claude's comment. Your equation defines a curve instead, so you should use ContourPlot and put the other inequality(s) inside its RegionFunction:

ContourPlot[2 a + b == 0, {a, -2, 2}, {b, -1.5, 1}, RegionFunction -> Function[{a, b}, a > 0]]

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