Using the ruler postulate, find the length of the line segment with endpoints at coordinates -24 and 20.
The answer is A. 44.
1. Recall the formula from the ruler postulate:
The length of a line segment with endpoints having coordinates and is given by .
Let and .
2. Substitute the values into the formula:
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