Question

select the correct answer from each drop - down menu. complete the sentence to describe the distance and ruler postulates. between every pair of distinct points, there is a positive unique number called the, which can be determined as the of the corresponding real numbers of the two points. reset next

Explanation:

Step1: Recall the Ruler Postulate

The Ruler Postulate states that between every pair of distinct points, there is a positive unique number called the distance, which can be determined as the absolute value of the difference of the corresponding real numbers of the two points.

Step2: Fill in the blanks

First blank: "distance" (since the unique positive number between two points is their distance). Second blank: "absolute value of the difference" (this is how we calculate the distance using the real numbers (coordinates) of the points).

Answer:

First blank: distance
Second blank: absolute value of the difference