1) Which one of the following is equivalent to the assertion | x-4|

Question

1) Which one of the following is equivalent to the assertion | x-4|<2?

(a) -2 <x-4 <2
(b) 4-x <2 <x-4
(c) 0<x-4 <4

king · Answer

i think c or a

king · Answer

mostly c i think?

king · Answer

hmmmmmmm

king · Answer

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angela210793 · Answer

-2 <x-4 <2 is equivalent to | x-4|<2

amistre64 · Answer

| x-4|<2

in order for the abs value of x-4 to be less than 2; then:

that value of :x-4: has to nestle between -2 and 2

anonymous · Answer

Hello amistre - Your reply seems to be more confident. Can you please expand

anonymous · Answer

Thanks everybody for your replies :)

amistre64 · Answer

its just by definition of an absolute value.

the distance from 0 has to be less than 2.

|dw:1323108237165:dw|

the value that x-4 represents must satisfy the condition that it is within a distance of 2 from the origin.