SOLUTION: Express the statement in terms of an inequality involving an absolute value. The radius r of a ball bearing must be within 0.01 cm. of 1 cm.

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Question 38680: Express the statement in terms of an inequality involving an absolute value. The radius r of a ball bearing must be within 0.01 cm. of 1 cm.
Answer by AnlytcPhil(1806)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Express the statement in
terms of an inequality 
involving an absolute 
value.  The radius r of
a ball bearing must be 
within 0.01 cm. of 1 cm.

The absolute value of the 
difference of r and 1 cm 
must be less than 0.01 cm.

    |r - 1| < 0.01

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