Question

The opposite of x is y. What is the distance between x and y on the number line?

Answer 1

Answer:

The distance between x and y on the number line is 2x

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

If y is the opposite of x

then

$y=-x$

The distance between x and y is equal to

$d=x-y$

$d=x-(-x)=x+x=2x$