Answer:
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Step-by-step explanation:
9
noting that | a | = | - a | = a
The distance between the 2 numbers is
| 14 - 2 | = | 12 | = 12
OR
|2 - 14 | = | - 12 | = 12
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10
The distance between the 2 numbers is
| - 10 - 8 | = | - 18 | = 18
OR
| 8 - (- 10) | = | 8 + 10 | = | 18 | = 18