Description
๐ Explore
Investigate how distance is measured between two points on a number line. Move points across negative and positive numbers in walking, temperature, and elevation contexts.
๐ฎ Try It
โข Drag points A and B along the number line and watch the distance readout change.
โข Click Swap x1/x2 to reverse which point comes first and see whether the distance formula value changes.
โข Switch contexts between Distance, Temperature, and Elevation to see how number line distances apply to real measurements.
๐ฏ Your Mission
Place one point at a negative number and the other at a positive number so the total distance between them equals exactly 15 units.
๐ Real-World Connection
Highway milestone markers allow drivers to find the exact distance between two exits simply by taking the difference between the two marker numbers.