What is the distance between points A and B? A number line going from negative 8 to positive 8. A closed circle appears at negat
ive 5 and is labeled A. A closed circle appears at positive 1 and is labeled B. An orange arrow line extends the length of the number line and contains points A and B. Units units 5 units 6 units
Since the point A that is enclosed in the circle is on negative 5 (i.e -5 ) and point B appears to be located on positive 1 (i.e +1), hence the distance between points A and B is expressed as B - A
BA = A-B
Given
B = -5
A = +1
BA = 1-(-5)
BA = 1+5
BA = 6units
Hence the distance between points A and B is 6units
