Answer
Absolute value: $|−5.4−(−1.2)|$
Distance: $4.2$
Work Step by Step
To find the distance between $−5.4$ and $−1.2$, we use $|−5.4−(−1.2)|$.
We simplify inside the absolute value: $|−4.2|$.
We find the absolute value (distance from 0): $4.2$.
Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-13446-914-3
ISBN 13:
978-0-13446-914-0
Chapter P - Section P.1 - Algebraic Expressions, Mathematical Models, and Real Numbers - Exercise Set - Page 17: 74
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