Question

PLSS HELP ME A segment is on a number line with endpoints at −5.3 and 8.7.

What is the length of the segment?

Answer 1

Length of the segment is 14 units.

Explanation:

The distance between any two elements 'a' and 'b' of a line segment is:

|a - b|.

Here, 'a' = -5.3 and b = 8.7

Substituting in the equation we have: |a - b| = |-5.3 - 8.7|

⇒ |a - b| = |-14| = 14.

Therefore, the length of the line segment is 14 units.