Question

The coordinate plane shown below shows the locations of the library and park in the town where Rasheed lives. 5 Library 4 2 1 -4 -3 -1 2 4 3 5 -1 -2 Park 5 Which expression represents the distance from the library to the park as modeled on the coordinate grid?

Answer 1

Notice that both the Library and the Park lie on the same vertical line.

Then, to find the distance, count how many units apart are they, or substract their y-coordinates.

The y-coordinate of the Library is 5 while the y-coordinate of the Park is -3. Then, the difference is:

`5-(-3)=5+3=8`

Therefore, the distance between the Library and the Park is:

`8`