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  • 11-06-2021
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Which of the following correctly uses absolute value to show the distance between −50 and 12?

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smendez2023
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  • 11-06-2021

Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

The absolute value of a number A is the positive distance between 0 and the number A (you can think this distance as the distance measured with a ruler from 0 to the number). For example:

|-2|=2 ,  |25|=25,  |-3|=3, |-25.3|=25.3

Note that the absolte value is always positive.

The distance between two numbers P,Q in the real line is the absolute value of the difference between the two points:

Hence, the distnce between P=-50 and Q=12 is equal to

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