Question

What’s the error in finding the length of this equation

Answer 1

The error is the length of a line segment cannot be negative.

Explanation:

The error is the length of a line segment cannot be negative.

The formula for finding the length of a line segment AB with endpoints A and B in one dimension is:

`\sf AB = |A- B|`

If we are using values 1 and 4.5 for A and B respectively, the correct calculation would be:

`\sf AB = |1-4.5| = |2.5| = 3.5`

So, the length of line segment AB with endpoints 1 and 4.5 is 3.5 units.