The length of a unit segment on the coordinate line is 1 cm. Point A corresponds to the number -2.5,

The length of a unit segment on the coordinate line is 1 cm. Point A corresponds to the number -2.5, and point B corresponds to the number opposite to it. Find the length of the line segment AB.

To calculate the distance correctly, you can use two methods.

1) Using the module.

| -2.5 | + | 2.5 | = 5

2) In the second case, we need to mark point 0 on the segment and add the length of two segments 0A and 0B

A0 = 2.5

0V = 2.5

A0 + 0B = 2.5 + 2.5

A0 + 0B = 5

Answer: the length of the segment AB = 5 cm



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