Question

Which of the following statements says that a number is between -5 and 5?


|x| > 5
|x| < 5
|x| = 5

Answer 1

We can eliminate |x| = 5 [This will take only -5 and 5 as values]

Which one do YOU think it'll be then? :D

Answer 2

|x| = 5 means x = -5 or x=5. So it def can't be that.

|x| > 5 means x < -5 or x > 5.

|x| < 5 means -5 < x < 5.

Answer 3

so the second one

Answer 4

ohh okay thank you

Answer 5

Correct. Since this -5 < x < 5 really means x is between -5 and 5... because in the statement -5 < x < 5 x is in the middle :)

Answer 6

@bigeyes420 you were correct.

Answer 7

|x| < 5

Answer 8

thank you