document.write( "Question 364484: How do I find the distance on the real number line between two points whose coordinates are -26 and 29?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #259895 by ewatrrr(24785) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Hi, 
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document.write( "*Note: the distance as decribed by the number line below shown
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document.write( "|-26| + 29 = 26 + 29 = 55  
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document.write( "above |-26| represents the absolute value of -26, which is the way of writing 
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document.write( "its numerical value without regard to its sign
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