Find the Distance Between Two Points Given Their Coordinates $\mathrm { R }$

Multiple Choice

Find the distance between two points given their coordinates.
-Find the distance between points $\mathrm { R }$ and $\mathrm { S }$ on a number line, with coordinates $- 6$ and 11 , respectively.

A) $d ( R , S ) = - 5$
B) $d ( R , S ) = - 17$
C) $d ( R , S ) = 17$
D) $d ( R , S ) = 5$