A segment is drawn from the origin to (-4,3). What is the length of the segment?

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asked Aug 23, 2024 144k views

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Paul Tomblin · Answer 1 · 2024-08-26T23:00:52+0000

Answer:

5 units

Explanation:

We know the origin is at (0,0), so we can use the distance formula to find the length of this segment.

The distance formula is as follows:

$√((x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2)\\$

Our points are:

1) (0,0)

2) (-4,3)

$√((x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2)\\$

$√((-4-0)^2+(3-0)^2)\\$

simplify

$√((-4)^2+(3)^2) \\√(16+9)\\ √(25) \\5$

So, the length is 5 units. Hope this helps! :)