Question

What is the distance between the points (1, -4) and (1, 0)

Answer 1

For this case we have that the distance between two points is given by:

`d = √((y2-y1)^2+(x2-x1)^2)`

Given the points:

`(x1, y1) = (1, -4)(x2, y2) = (1,0)`

We substitute in the formula:

`d = √((0 - (- 4)) ^ 2 + (1-1) ^ 2)`

`d = √((4 ^ 2 + 0 ^ 2))`

`d=√(16)`

`d = 4`

So, the distance is
`d = 4`

Answer:

`d = 4`