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Answer:

|h -1.7| ≤ 0.5

Explanation:

Consider the absolute value inequality ...

|x -a| ≤ b

This is fully equivalent to ...

-b ≤ x -a ≤ b

because the value between the absolute value bars can be either positive or negative. If we add a to this, we get ...

-b +a ≤ x b +a

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Comparing this to your given expression, we find ...

-b +a = 1.2

b + a = 2.2

If we add these equations together, we get ...

0 +2a = 3.4

a = 1.7 . . . . . . . the midpoint of the interval [1.2, 2.2]

b = 2.2 -a = 0.5 . . . . half the width of the interval [1.2, 2.2]

So, your absolute value inequality is ...

|h -1.7| ≤ 0.5

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