Points a (-63), b (-26) c (15) are marked on the coordinate line. which of the distances is greater than AB or BC?

As we already know, negative numbers are also marked on the coordinate line, because of this, a difficulty arises. We need to understand how these numbers are located.

These are located from left to right: a, b, c, and as we know, there are smaller numbers to the left, and large numbers to the right. Therefore, a here is the smallest number, and c is the largest number.

To find out the length of a segment on a coordinate line, you need to subtract the smaller one from its larger end.

To find out the length of ab, subtract from b a:

-26 – (-63) = -26 + 63 = 63 – 26 = 37.

Now let’s find the length of bc by subtracting b from c:

15 – (-26) = 15 + 26 = 41.

It turns out that bc is greater than ab.