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How too do distance formula with the number on the number line

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Answer:

What is the formula for distance of a line?

We can rewrite the Pythagorean theorem as d=√((x_2-x_1)²+(y_2-y_1)²) to find the distance between any two points.

Example

What is the distance between 2 and 5 on a number line?

The distance between -2 and -5 on the number line is 3 units

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