SOLUTION: In the United States,normal household voltage is 110 volts.However, it is not uncommon for actual voltage to differ from normal voltage by at most 5 volts. Express this situation a

Question 1208955: In the United States,normal household voltage is 110 volts.However, it is not uncommon for actual voltage to differ from normal voltage by at most 5 volts. Express this situation as an inequality involving an absolute value.Use x as the actual voltage and solve for x.
Answer by ikleyn(52767) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Let x be the actual voltage.


The absolute value inequality to describe this situation is

    |x - 110| <= 5  volts.


The solution to this inequality is, step by step,

    -5 <= x - 110 < 5,

    -5 + 110 <= x <= 5 + 110,

    105 <= x <= 115  volts.    ANSWER


Thus you get the the equation and its solution.

Happy learning (!)

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