SOLUTION: Find the distance between -2 and 13 using absolute value.

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Question 99691: Find the distance between -2 and 13 using absolute value.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the distance between -2 and 13 using absolute value.
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General form: |a - b] is the distance from a to b or from b to a.
Your Problem:
|-2-13|=|-15| = 15
OR
|13 -(-2)| = |15|=15
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Cheers,
Stan H.