Write an absolute value expression to represent the distance between -2 and 4 on a number line. Then evaluate the expression. Can someone help me please?

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Aaraeus · Answer 1 · 2020-01-29T08:32:29+0000

Answer:

Absolute value expression:

Expression evaluated:

Explanation:

Let be "a" and "b" two Real Numbers.

The distance between these two numbers on a number line, can be found with the following expression:

|a-b|

In this case, given the number
and the number
, you can write the following expression to represent the distance between them on a number line:

|-2-4|

To evaluate it, you need to follow these steps:

1. You must subtract the numbers:

=|-6|

2. Finally, take the absolute value of the difference:

(This is the distance between
and
)