We have to write as inequality the following
"4 units away from x" means four units plus x. So, the expression would be
[tex]|x|>4[/tex]Where x represents real numbers.
This expression is referring to all real numbers more than 4 units and less than -4 units because according to the property of absolute values for inequalities, we have
[tex]|x|>x-4\rightarrow x>x-4,or,x<-(x-4)[/tex]This is represented in the following graph to see it better
For x=1
[tex]\begin{gathered} |1|>x-4\rightarrow1>1-4,or,1<-(1-4) \\ 1>-3 \\ 1<3 \end{gathered}[/tex]Both results are true.
To find this absolute value inequality we used the following property
[tex]|x|>a\rightarrow a>b,or,a<-b[/tex]Where the absolute value inequality has "more than" we rewrite the expression in two inequalities.
