Question

How do you find the distance between the points shown? (C: 6, -4) and (D: 6, -8)

A. Subtract the distance between each point and the x-axis
B. Add the distance between each point and the x-axis
C. Subtract the distance between each point and the y-axis
D. Add the distance between each point and the y-axis

Answer 1

A. Subtract the distance between each point and the x-axis.

Explanation:

As the two points have the same x-coordinate, x = 6, it means they lie on the vertical line x = 6.

Therefore, the distance between the points can be found by subtracting the distance between each point and the x-axis.

In the given example, the points are C(6, -4) and D(6, -8).

To find the distance between a point and the x-axis, we simply take the absolute value of the y-coordinate of the point:

Distance between point C and the x-axis = |-4| = 4

Distance between point D and the x-axis = |-8| = 8

Subtracting the distances, we get:

Distance = 8 - 4

Distance = 4

Therefore, the distance between points C and D is 4 units.