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Point A is located at (-5, 2). Point B is located at (-5, -3). What is the distance between point A and point B ?

User Anders Lindahl
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Answer:

d(A,B) = 5 u.c.

Explanation:

So the formula is:

d(A,B) =
\sqrt{(x_(B)-x_(A))^(2)+ (y_(B)-y_(A))^(2) =

Let's substitute.

=
\sqrt{(-5+5)^(2)+(-3-2)^(2)} = (Atention to the signals, (-) + (-) = (+)

=√0² + (-5)² = √25 = 5 u.c.

(u.c. means units of compriment)

User Ranieribt
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Answer: The distance is 5 units.

Step-by-step explanation: The x values of the two points are the same. The y values are 5 units apart from each other.

User Rav
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