document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=176015>Question 176015</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find all pairwise distances between the numbers -5,2, and 7 by (a) measuring the distances on the real number line and (b) computing the distances using absolute value.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i) Distance from -5 to 2: 7 units<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ii) Distance from -5 to 7: 12 units<BR>\n" );
document.write( "iii) Distance from 2 to 7: 5 units\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i) Distance from -5 to 2 = |-5-2|=|-7|=7 units<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ii) Distance from -5 to 7 = |-5-7|=|-12|=12 units<BR>\n" );
document.write( "iii) Distance from 2 to 7 = |2-7|=|-5|=5 units<BR>\n" );
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