Question

Give an example of an absolute value inequality whose answers falls between two values. Give an example of an absolute value inequality whose answers fall outside of two values. What creates the difference? Be specific. *

Answer 1

A) Suppose we have an onedimensional situation.

in the 0 of our x-axis, we have a fruit tree, and we want to rest at a distance no bigger than 6 ft of the tree, then all the possible positions of our resting place are:

x ∈(-6ft, 6ft)

we can write this as: IxI < 6ft

b) now we think the opposite situation, we want to rest at least 6ft away from the tree, then we have that:

x ∉ [-6ft, 6ft].

or IxI > 6ft.

So you can see that the difference in those two cases is if we want to be "inside a given range" (for the first case) or "outside a given range" (for the second case).