Question

Plot the points (-3,-4) and (6,-4) on the coordinate plane below.

What is the distance between these two points?
units
y
9-
8
7
6-
4-
3-
2-
11
H
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-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
-34
14
-5-
-6-
-7-
18

Answer 1

d = 9

Explanation:

Distance formula:

d=√((x_2-x_1)²+(y_2-y_1)²)

Your ordered pairs (-3, -4) and (6, -4)

d=√((6-(-3))²+(-4-(-4))²)

d=√((6+3))²+(-4+4))²)

d=√((9)²+(0)²)

d = √81

d = 9