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Find the distance between the points (-4, 10) and (-4, -8).

User Ptierno
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Answer:

18 units

Explanation:

(-4 , 10) and (-4, -8)

Distance =
\sqrt{(x_(2)+x_(1))^(2)+(y_(2)-y_(1))^(2)}\\


= \sqrt{(-4-[-4])^(2)+(-8-10)^(2)}\\\\= \sqrt{(-4+4)^(2)+(-18)^(2)}\\\\=√(0 + 324)\\\\=√(324)\\\\= 18

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