SOLUTION: express and evaluate the distance between 84 and -34 using absolute value

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Question 728225: express and evaluate the distance between 84 and -34 using absolute value
Answer by tommyt3rd(5050) About Me  (Show Source):
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the distance between any two points a and b on the number line can be written as
abs%28b-a%29

Therefore

abs%2884-%28-34%29%29=118


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