A point is plotted on the number line at 225 . A second point is plotted at −434 . What is the length of a line segment joining these points?

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ANSWER: units?

Length of given line segment is 659 units

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

First point plotted on number line = 225

Second point plotted on number line = - 434

Find:

Length of line segment

Computation:

Length of line segment = Distance between two point

(Distance between two point will be added as absolute value)

So,

Length of line segment = |-434| + |225|

Length of line segment = 434 + 225

Length of line segment =  659 units

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Step-by-step explanation:

The length of the segment is the distance between the points.

The distance between two points on the number line is the absolute value of the difference between their coordinates. It does not matter in which order you subtract the numbers.

One point has coordinate 225.

Another point has coordinate -434.

Subtract one coordinate from the other and take the absolute value of the difference.

distance = |-434 - 225| = |-659| = 659

659 units

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