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Which number line and equation show how to find the distance from -2 to 5? O O A. 1-2-(-5) 2 3 12-1-5) sing O c. 1-2-5 D. 2-5

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To find the distance between two numbers on the number line, you have tu use absolute value

So, if I want to know the distance from -2 to 5, all I have to do is to substract 5 from -2 and then apply absolute value, like this:


\mleft|-2-5\mright|\text{ = }\mleft|-7\mright|\text{ = 7}

And the number line should look like this:

Which number line and equation show how to find the distance from -2 to 5? O O A. 1-2-(-5) 2 3 12-1-5) sing-example-1
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