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. difference sum absolute value of the difference

Explanation:

According to the distance and ruler postulates, the distance between two distinct points is a positive unique number. The formula for the distance between two points \(a\) and \(b\) on the number line is \(d(a,b)=\vert a - b\vert\), which is the absolute value of the difference of the corresponding real numbers of the two points.

Answer:

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