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Need help asap please help math question

Need help asap please help math question-example-1
User Viren V Varasadiya
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Answer:

|x - 3.5| = 0.8

4.3 and 2.7

Explanation:

The distance between points a and b on the number line is |a - b|.

If you write |a - b| = 5, then the distance between points a and b is 5.

We are looking for two points whose distance from 3.5 is 0.8.

We don't know what the two points are, so we use the variable x for the points.

The distance from x to 3.5 is |x - 3.5|.

The distance is 0.8, so |x - 3.5| must equal 0.8.

Answer: |x - 3.5| = 0.8

Solve the equation for x.

x - 3.5 = 0.8 or x - 3.5 = -0.8

x = 4.3 or x = 2.7

Answer: 4.3 and 2.7

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