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Absolute Value as Distance

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State

The expression |x − a| measures the distance between x and a on the number line; distance statements become absolute value statements.

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A machined part passes when its width sits within 3 of the 7-unit target: |x − 7| ≤ 3, every acceptable width in five symbols.

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  • Nothing — this is a starting point.

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  • Nothing yet depends on this.