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Complete the sentence using the word and or the word or.$$|x-5|<2 \text { means } x-5<2 \geq x-5>-2.$$
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The absolute value of a number is its distance from zero on the number line. Therefore, $|x-5|<2$ means the distance between $x$ and $5$ is less than $2$. Show more…
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