If a and −a are numbers on the number line, which expression MUST give the distance between them? A) 0 B) a Eliminate C) |2a| D)

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mojhsa [17]

2 years ago

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If a and −a are numbers on the number line, which expression MUST give the distance between them? A) 0 B) a Eliminate C) |2a| D)

|a|

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aleksklad [387] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-19T02:28:32+03:00

aleksklad [387]2 years ago

5 0

If a and -a are numbers on the number line, expression/letter C, |2a| gives the distance between them.

For example, a = 1; -a = -1
1 and -1's distance is not 0. (A) It is certainly not (B) and (D) or 1, leaving (C) or |2 × 1 | = 2.
-1 + 2 = 1

steposvetlana [31] · Answer 2 · 2022-07-19T01:00:23+03:00

steposvetlana [31]2 years ago

3 0

The answer would be c because the absolute value of both numbers would be the distance between them