Page 2: Properties of Absolute Values and Distance on the Number Line
This page delves deeper into the properties of absolute values and their relationship to distances on the number line.
The midpoint of a line segment defined by points with coordinates a and b on the number line is a point whose coordinate is equal to the arithmetic mean of a and b, i.e., /2.
Definition: The distance between two points a and b on the number line is equal to |a - b|.
The page provides examples of finding points equidistant from two given numbers on the number line:
Example: Find a number c that is equidistant from a = -2 and b = 4. Solution: c = /2 = 1
It also demonstrates how to represent intervals on the number line using absolute value notation:
Example: Represent all real numbers whose distance from 1 on the number line is less than or equal to 5. Solution: |x - 1| ≤ 5, which corresponds to the interval on the number line.
Highlight: The absolute value of a real number x is equal to the distance of that number from zero on the number line.








