Question

during the new moon phase the moon moves between earth and the sun at this point the sun is m kilometers from the moon and e kilometers from earth. which absolute value expression represents the distance between the moon and earth?

Answer 1

|e - m| km

Explanation:

Given that during the new moon phase the moon moves between the earth and the sun.

If at this condition, the sun is m km from the moon and e km from the earth, the have to find the absolute value expression represents the distance between the moon and the earth.

Therefore, the distance between the moon and the earth will be given by

|e - m| km. (Answer)