function value = line_volume ( a, b )

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%
%% line_volume(): volume of a line segment in 1D.
%
%  Discussion:
%
%    The integration region is:
%    A <= X <= B
%
%  Licensing:
%
%    This code is distributed under the MIT license.
%
%  Modified:
%
%    07 September 2014
%
%  Author:
%
%    John Burkardt
%
%  Input:
%
%    real A, B, the lower and upper limits.
%
%  Output:
%
%    real VALUE, the volume.
%
  value = b - a;

  return
end
