Question

On a map of a town a school is located (-6, 3) and a movie theater is located (-6, -15) what is the distance from the school to the theater

Answer 1

Answer:The distance from the school to the theater = 18 units

Explanation:

Distance between (a,b) and (c,d) =
`√((d-b)^2+(c-a)^2)` units.

Given: On a map of a town a school is located (-6, 3) and a movie theater is located (-6, -15).

So, distance between (-6, 3) and(-6, -15) =
`√((-6-(-6))^2+(-15-3)^2)`

`=√(0^2+(-18)^2)\\\\=√(18^2)\\\\=18\ units`

Hence, the distance from the school to the theater = 18 units