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Find the length of a segment having endpoints with the given coordinates..

-8 and -16

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If the points are on a number line, then the length of the segment would be 8

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Answer: 8 units

Step-by-step explanation: In this problem, the given numbers -8 and -16 represent the coordinates of the endpoints of a segment and we are asked to find the length of the segment.

To find the length of a segment, we take the greater endpoint coordinate minus the lesser endpoint coordinate.

In this case, the greater endpoint coordinate is -8 and the lesser endpoint coordinate is -16.

So, we have -8 - (-16) which can be thought of as -8 + 16 which equals 8.

Therefore, the length of this segment is 8 units.

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