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The absolute value equation is:
|M - 430g| = 20g
And the solutions are M = 410g and M = 450g
b) No, the mass is not acceptable.
How to write the absolute value equation?
We know that the recomended mass is 0.43kg, with an accepted error of 20 grams.
Where:
0.43kg = 0.43*1000g = 430g
Then the minimum mass accepted is: 430g - 20g = 410g
The maximum mass accepted is: 430g + 20g = 450g
These are the solutions, and the absolute value equation is, if M is the mass:
|M - 430g| = 20g
b) If the ball has a mass of 423g it is in the accepted range, if now it loses 0.016kg:
0.016kg = 0.016*1000g = 16g
The new mass is:
423g - 16g = 407g
This is smaller than the minimum accepted mass, then this mass is not acceptable.
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