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 distance, which can be determined as the of the corresponding real numbers of the two points.

Explanation:

In geometry, the distance between two distinct points on a number - line (represented by real numbers) is defined as the absolute value of the difference between the corresponding real numbers of the two points. This ensures the distance is always positive.

Answer:

absolute value of the difference