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Find the distance between the points (-16, 20) and (-16, -14).2007(-16, 20)161284-20-16-12-8-4048121620-4-812(-16, -14)-16-20units

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Point A

(-16, 20)

Point B

(-16, -14)

The Distance Formula itself is actually derived from the Pythagorean Theorem which is a


\begin{gathered} d=\sqrt[]{(y2-y1)^2+(x2-x1)^2} \\ d=\sqrt[]{(-14-20)^2+(-16-(-16}))^2 \\ d=\sqrt[]{(-34)^2} \\ d=34 \end{gathered}

The distance would be 34 units

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