Question

A safety regulation state that the minimum height of a handrail is 30 inches. The maximum height is 38 inches. Write an absolute value equation that represents the minimum and maximum height

Answer 1

Answer:

|x - 34| = 4

Step-by-step explanation:

Minimum height of handrail stated by the safety regulation = 30 inches

Maximum height of handrail stated by the safety regulation = 38 inches

Mean of these heights = $\frac{38+30}{2}=34$

If a handrail having height = x

Then the difference between height of the handrail and mean height = (x - 34)

This difference should be equal to 4.

Algebraic representation for a height "x inches" will be

|x - 34| = 4