23.3k views
1 vote
What is the distance from the given point to the vertical axis. (-2, 0) ?

User Nyson
by
4.3k points

1 Answer

4 votes

The distance from a point to the vertical axis is given by the absolute value of the x-coordinate of the point, in this case, the x-coordinate of the point (-2, 0) is -2, then the distance from that point to the y-axis is 2 units

User Xerillio
by
4.3k points