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Question 151410: can someone help me with this word problem? i have tried everything, but i just cant seem to figure it out...
three circles have to be cut into a piece of metal. the specifications state that each of the diameters must be within 0.001 centimeter of the given measurements. let D represent the given measurement and let x respresent the actual diameter of the circle. write an absolute value inequality that descrides the acceptible diameters of the circle. if the circles are to be 13 centimeters, 9 centimeters, nad 6 centimeters, describe the acceptable diameters of each circle.
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D=13+/-.001=12.999 TO 13.001 cm.
D=9+/-.001=8.999 TO 9.001 cm.
D=6+/-.001=5.999 TO 6.001 cm.