SOLUTION: A board is to be cut to a length of 24 in. The measurement error is no more than 0.02 in. Let x represent the actual length of the board. A. Write an absolute value inequality t

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Question 1051042: A board is to be cut to a length of 24 in. The measurement error is no more than 0.02 in. Let x represent the actual length of the board.
A. Write an absolute value inequality that represents an interval in which to estimate x.
B. Solve the inequality from part (a) and interpret the meaning.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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abs%28x-24%29%3C=0.02
which gives you,
x-24%3C=0.02
x%3C=24.02
and
-%28x-24%29%3C=0.02
x-24%3E=-0.02
x%3E=23.98
So putting them together,
23.98%3C=x%3C=24.02