Question

What is the distance between points A and B?

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Answer 1

`|AB|=6\:units`

Explanation:

We use the absolute value method to find the distance between two numbers on the number line.

A is at
`-5` on the number line.

B is at
`1` on the number line.

The distance between A and B is

`|AB|=|1--5|`

`|AB|=|1+5|`

`|AB|=|6|`

`|AB|=6`