Explain why the distance from 0 to -7 is the same as the distance from 0 to 7.

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Explain why the distance from 0 to -7 is the
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The distance between two number is the absolute value of their difference. So, we have

d(0, 7) = |0-(7)| = |-7| = 7

d(0, -7) = |0-(-7)| = |7| = 7

Jac answered Mar 7, 2020

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