How can I find the distance between (-7, 8) and (7, 8)?

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asked Aug 5, 2024 59.6k views

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Cod Fish · Answer 1 · 2024-08-12T05:13:50+0000

Answer:

7

Explanation:

Use the distance formula:

$\sqrt{(x2-x1)^(2)+(y2-y1)^(2)}$

with (-7,8) being point 1 and (7,8) being point 2

Let me help you solve this:

$\sqrt{(7- -7)^(2)+(8-8)^(2)}$

$\sqrt{(7+7)^(2)}}$

√49

=7

The distance between these 2 points is 7 units.

Hope this helps! :)