Brittany says that to determine the distance between 180 and 34, you can just subtract 180 - 34.

will subtracting the two numbers without determining the absolute value of their difference always work? Can you give me an example to support your answer.

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Gemma Petty

Mathematics

13 December, 23:38

Brittany says that to determine the distance between 180 and 34, you can just subtract 180 - 34.

will subtracting the two numbers without determining the absolute value of their difference always work? Can you give me an example to support your answer.

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Brynlee Erickson · Answer 1

No because there will be a time when you need to determine the absolute value for instance: Absolute values are often used in problems involving distance and are sometimes used with inequalities

Brittany says that to determine the distance between 180 and 34, you can just subtract 180 - 34.will subtracting the two numbers without determining the absolute value of their difference always work? Can you give me an example to support your answer.

Brittany says that to determine the distance between 180 and 34, you can just subtract 180 - 34.

will subtracting the two numbers without determining the absolute value of their difference always work? Can you give me an example to support your answer.