Question

What is the distance between the points (25 , 12) and (9 , 12) in the coordinate plane? A. 8 units B. 34 units C. 16 units D. 13 units

Answer 1

The answer to the question provided is 16 units.

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Explanation:

☆Well, we simply use the distance formula, which is:

`d = \sqrt{(x_2 - x_1)^(2) + (y_2 - y_1)^(2) }`

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☆All we need to do is plug in!

`d = \sqrt{(x_2 - x_1)^(2) + (y_2 - y_1)^(2) } \\ \\ d = \sqrt{(9 - 25) {}^(2) + (12 - 12)^(2) } \\ d = \sqrt{( - 16)^(2) + (0) ^(2) } \\ d = √(256 + 0) \\ d = √( 256 ) \\ d = 16`