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OpenStudy (blake57roger):

will metal

OpenStudy (gorv):

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OpenStudy (blake57roger):

OpenStudy (blake57roger):

there it is

OpenStudy (gorv):

subtract the point and take their mode

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

the distance is positive and equal to 22 units there are 2 options which give us the right answer

OpenStudy (gorv):

|a-b|...put a and with their sign

OpenStudy (gorv):

like if b have negative value than |a-(-2)|

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

correction there are 3

OpenStudy (mathmale):

Hint: How far is if from the origin to x=13? From x= - 9 to the origin? Add those two distances together. That's one way of doing this problem. Which is larger, 13 or -9? Subtract the smaller number from the larger (be very careful with your signs). That's it. alternatively, combine -9 and 13 in either order and take the absolute value of the result.

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

remember the vertical lines around the expressions mean the absolute value (positive)

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