What is the length of segment AB? A coordinate plane is shown. Point A is located at 0, 12, and point B is located at 5, 0. The two points are connected by a line segment.

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TheRealTy · Answer 1 · 2020-07-17T07:34:21+0000

Answer:

length of segment AB is 13

OR

AB = 13

Explanation:

Use the Pythagorean Theorem with c being the length of segment AB.

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

5^2 + 12^2 = c^2

169 = c ^2 (square root both sides to get c by itself)

13 = c