Express the distance between the numbers -3.6 and -1.4 using

Carol Valentine

Carol Valentine

Answered question

2021-12-06

Express the distance between the numbers -3.6 and -1.4 using absolute value. Then find the distance by evaluating the absolute value expression ?

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Samantha Brown

Samantha Brown

Beginner2021-12-07Added 35 answers

Step 1 The distance between any two points "a" and "b" id given by |a-b| or |b-a|, where a and "b" are any two points on a real number line,
Here, a= -3.6 and b = -1.4
Step 2
To calculate the distance,
Distance =|a-b|
=|-3.6-(-1.4)|
=|-3.6+1.4|
=|-2.2|
=2.2

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