Question

the diameter of a value for the space shuttle must be within 0.001mm of 5mm. Write and solve an absolute value equation to find the boundary values for the acceptable diameters of the valve. i just need the absolute value equation i will name whoever does it first brainliest

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

$|x-5|=0.001$

Explanation:

Since the diameter must be within 0.001 mm, this means it can be greater than 5 by this amount or less than 5 by this amount.  This is why we use an absolute value equation; absolute value describes distance.

Since it must be within 0.001 mm, this means the difference between our value, x, and 5 must equal 0.001; this is why x-5 goes in the absolute value bars and 0.001 goes across the equals sign.