Question

Find the distance between the points (4, 5) and |(4, -6).Distance:?

Answer 1

The distance between two points can be found by using the appropriate expression, which is shown below:

`d\text{ = }√((x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2)`

When the two points have one of the coordinates equal, the distance between them is the difference between the other one. So in this case:

`d\text{ = 5 - (-6) = 5 + 6 = 11}`

The distance between the points is 11.