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Well, honey, distance is a scalar quantity that represents the length between two points, so it's always positive. If you end up with a negative value, you've probably taken a wrong turn somewhere. Just like in life, you can't have negative distance – you just gotta keep moving forward, darling.
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What is the distance between 15 and negative 2?
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