Question

The coordinates of the point J are (10,-10) and the coordinates of point K are (10,-2).

What is the distance, in units, between the point J and point K?

Answer 1

Distance = 8 units.

Explanation:

Using the distance formula to find the distance between two points:

Given two points, we can find the distance between them using the distance formula, which is given by:

D = √(x2 - x1)^2 + (y2 - y1)^2, where

• D is the distance,
• (x1, y1) is one point,
• and (x2, y2) is another point.

We can now find the distance between points J and K by substituting the coordinates of point J for (x1, y1) and substituting the coordinates of point K for (x2, y2) in the distance formula:

D = √(10 - 10)^2 + (-2 - (-10))^2

D = √(-2 + 10)^2

D =√(8)^2

D = √64

D = 8

Thus, the distance between points J and K is 8 units.