The distance between X and 8 is less than 14

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  1. math_celebrity

    math_celebrity Administrator Staff Member

    Distance implies the positive difference between 2 points. Therefore, we use absolute value:

    |x - 8| < 14

    Note, we use less than since 14 is not included.
     

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