Question

(iv) The distance of the point ( 0 , -3 ) from the origin is ……. Units

Answer 1

The distance is 3

Explanation:

It can be demonstrated that the distance is 3 by performing the operation to obtain the distance between two points.

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

Where (x2,y2)=(0,0) since it is the origin.

(x1,y1)=(0,-3)

We can see that
`{(x_(2)-x_(1))^2` = 0

And that
`{(y_(2)-y_(1))^2` = 9

Hence the distance is 3