Point X is located at (3,2). Point Y is located at (3,−8). What is the distance from point X to point Y

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Ramiromd · Answer 1 · 2020-07-24T03:49:14+0000

Answer:

$d=10\ units$

Explanation:

we know that

the formula to calculate the distance between two points is equal to

$d=\sqrt{(y2-y1)^(2)+(x2-x1)^(2)}$

we have

$X(3,2)\\Y(3,-8)$

substitute the values

$d=\sqrt{(-8-2)^(2)+(3-3)^(2)}$

$d=\sqrt{(-10)^(2)+(0)^(2)}$

d=√(100)

$d=10\ units$