Home/Algebra/Numbers and algebraic properties/Distance on the real line1. Numbers and algebraic propertiesDistance on the real lineLevel: fundamentalIn 1. Numbers and algebraic propertiesFormulaCopy LaTeXd(a,b)=∣a−b∣d(a,b)=|a-b|d(a,b)=∣a−b∣Tagsalgebraalgebra formulafundamentalsnumbers propertiesDetailMeasures the distance between two real numbers.Explore the ideaFound an error? Contact us.Related formulasRelatedAbsolute value∣x∣={x,x≥0−x,x<0|x|=\begin{cases}x,&x\ge0\\-x,&x<0\end{cases}∣x∣={x,−x,x≥0x<0Open formulaOpen in sectionRelatedEuclidean distanced(u,v)=∥u−v∥2d(u,v)=\|u-v\|_2d(u,v)=∥u−v∥2Open formulaOpen in section