Answer:
11 units
Step-by-step explanation:
According to ruler postulate, if there are two points A with coordinate a
and point B with coordinate b, \
then distance ab is given by subtracting coordinate in any order i.e it can be (a-b) or (b-a) and then take the absolute value value of it.
mathematically it can be represented as
AB = |a-b| or |b-a|
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in the given problem points are -9 and 2
thus distance
distance between –9 and 2 = |-9 -2| = |-11| = 11
absolute value of -11 is 11
alternatively, distance can be calculated as
distance between –9 and 2 = |2 -(-9) | = |2 + 9 | = |-11| = 11
