Question

What is the distance between points A and B?

8 -7
-6
-5
4
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
units

Answer 1

6 units

Explanation:

We require to calculate the absolute value so as to consider the measure both ways, that is

AB = | 1 - (- 5) | = | 1 + 5 | = 6

BA = | - 5 - 1 | = | - 6 | = 6