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Paloma plotted two different integers with the same absolute value on a number line. The distance between the two numbers must be

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Answer:

twice the distance between either number and zero

Explanation:

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Let
x = The integer number.
We have then that the absolute value is:
lxl
Therefore there are two integers:
x or -x
The distance will be:
x - (- x) =
x + x
2x
Answer:
The distance between the two numbers must be 2x
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