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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is the length of line segment AB?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

^ Picture Of The Problem

OpenStudy (anonymous):

And i thought this was going to be a diagonal line, it's a horizontal line, so just take the difference in the X-values, take the x-value at the point A, and subtract that from the x-value at the point B

geerky42 (geerky42):

So line segment AB simply goes from -5 to 4. Can you figure out the length from -5 to 4?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

*Cough* *Cough*Uhhh Sorry But Im Just Looking Like Omg What Is He Talking About.. Literally 0.0 Im Really Slow.. v_v

geerky42 (geerky42):

Still unsure what to do?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Exactly.. ^^

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

Start at x = -5 on the number line Then walk to x = 4 on the same number line How many whole steps do you take?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

10 Steps?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

For example, you take 2 whole steps to go from x = 3 to x = 5 |dw:1401498381503:dw|

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

10 is incorrect, but it's close

OpenStudy (anonymous):

9**

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

good

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So Its 9 Units?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

if you don't want to draw, you can subtract to get the same thing 5 minus (-4) = 5 -(-4) = 5 + 4 = 9

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

yes, it is 9

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okaaaaaay. Omg Thank You So Much Ive Been On This Problem Foreveeer. <3

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