Question

The distance between the two ends points of the line segment shown below is

Answer 1

On the graph,

From one point to another, the distance is 1 unit

The two end points of the line segment are 2 units and 7 units

Let the end points be x₁ and x₂

The distance, d, between the two end points is the result of the subtraction of one end point from another.

The distance, d, of the two end points of the line segment is

`d=x_2-x_1`

Where

`\begin{gathered} x_2=7\text{ units and} \\ x_1=2\text{ units} \end{gathered}`

The distance, d is

`\begin{gathered} d=x_2-x_1=7-2=5\text{ units} \\ d=5\text{ units} \end{gathered}`

Hence, the answer is 5 units