Answer:
Part a) [tex]d=80.3\ units[/tex]
Part b) [tex]d=99.84\ units[/tex]
Part c) [tex]d=31.6\ units[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
we know that
The absolute value of the difference of two numbers is equal to the distance between those numbers. The absolute value of a number is never negative.
Part a) we have
-27.1 and 53.2
[tex]d=\left|-27.1-53.2\right|[/tex]
[tex]d=\left|-80.3\right|[/tex]
[tex]d=80.3\ units[/tex]
Part b) we have
71.54 and -28.3
[tex]d=\left|71.54-(-28.3)\right|[/tex]
[tex]d=\left|71.54+28.3\right|[/tex]
[tex]d=\left|99.84\right|[/tex]
[tex]d=99.84\ units[/tex]
Part c) we have
-38.9 and -7.3
[tex]d=\left|-38.9-(-7.3)\right|[/tex]
[tex]d=\left|-38.9+7.3\right|[/tex]
[tex]d=\left|-31.6\right|[/tex]
[tex]d=31.6\ units[/tex]