Question

The toy shop is located at (-2, 3) and the ice skating rink is located at (-2, -5). Plot these points on the coordinate grid. If each unit represents 1 mile, what is the distance from the toy shop to the skating rink?

Answer 1

8 miles

Explanation:

We start by calculating the distance between the two points

To calculate this, we use the distance formula

Let the distance be D

We have the formula as;

D = √(x2-x1)^2 + (y2-y1)^2

D = √(-2+2)^2 + (-5-3)^2

D = √(64)

D = 8 units

Since 1 unit is 1 mile,

then 8 units will be 8 * 1 = 8 miles