Question

Find the distance between each pair of points, to the nearest tenth. (-8,8),(8,8)

Answer 1

d = 16 units

Explanation:

(- 8, 8 ) and (8, 8 )

since the y- coordinates of both points are 8 , then the 2 points lie on the same horizontal line.

the distance d between them can be calculated as the absolute value of the difference in the x- coordinates, that is

d = | - 8 - 8 | = | - 16 | = 16 units

or

d = | 8 - (- 8) | = | 8 + 8 | = | 16 | = 16 units