Question

The distance from a point to two is five units. The point could be located at

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is -3

Step-by-step explanation:

attached is a number line to show diagrammatically how to count five units from the chosen point to point 2 on a number line.

Moving five units from -3 to 2 on a number line is given as follows:

-3 ⇒ -2 ⇒ -1 ⇒ 0 ⇒ 1 ⇒ 2

From the motion expression shown above, moving from -3 to 2 involves moving 5 units.

another way of determining the correct answer is to find the difference in interval between the two points as shown below:

Let the point be x

2 - x = 5 units

2 - 5 = x

∴ x = -3