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WILL MAKE BRAINLESSLY What does it mean to be farthest away from the origin? (Or what’s the answer to 23)

WILL MAKE BRAINLESSLY What does it mean to be farthest away from the origin? (Or what-example-1

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Answer: (4, 0)

Explanation:

The origin is (0, 0)

What is the distance between each given point and (0, 0)?

(0, 0) to (4, 0) is a distance of 4 units on the x-axis

(0, 0) to (-2, 3) is a distance of
\sqrt{(-2)^(2) + (3)^(2)} =
√(13) units (use Pythagorean Theorem or distance formula)

(0, 0) to (0,
(7)/(2)) is a distance of
(7)/(2) = 3.5 units on the y-axis

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