Question

Consider the points.

(2,5) and (-4,5)

If these points are graphed on a coordinate plane, what is the distance between them?

Answer 1

6 units

Explanation:

Use the distance formula,
`\sqrt{(x_(2)-x_(1))^(2)+(y_(2)-y_(1))^(2)}`.

Plug the x and y values from the given points into the distance formula:

`\sqrt{([-4]-2)^(2)+(5-5)^(2)}`.

Solve the square root:

`√(36)` =
`\sqrt{6^(2)}` =
`6`