Question

Use absolute value to express the distance between 8 and -5

Answer 1

The distance between points 8 and -5 is 13

Explanation:

We need to find distance between points 8 and -5

The formula used to find the distance is:
`Distance=|b-a|`

Absolute value is used to get only positive values. i.e |-1|=1 if required.

We are given: b=8 and a=-5

Putting values and finding distance

`Distance=|b-a|\\Distance=|8-(-5)|\\Distance=|8+5|\\Dstance=|13|\\Distance=13`

So, the distance between points 8 and -5 is 13