document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=336311>Question 336311</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My question is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cucumbers grow in soil having a ph level of 6.5, with a tolerance of 1 point on the ph scale.  Write an absolute value inequality that describes the ph levels of soil in which the cucumbers can grow. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If we let x = the pH level, then we want to make sure that the difference between x and 6.5 is less than or equal to 1. We also want this difference to be positive (so we have to use an absolute value). In symbolic form, this means that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=abs%28x-6.5%29%3C=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"abs%28x-6.5%29%3C=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Take note that if we solve that equation, we will get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5.5%3C=x%3C=7.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5.5%3C=x%3C=7.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which is what we got above.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the absolute value inequality is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=abs%28x-6.5%29%3C=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"abs%28x-6.5%29%3C=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where 'x' is the pH level.\r<BR>\n" );
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