Question

Find the distance between (4,-5) and (-3,-5).​

Answer 1

7 units

Explanation:

Since the two points have the same y-coordinate of -5, the distance between them is due to the difference of their x-coordinates.

Distance

= 4-(-3)

= 4 +3

= 7 units

Note:

Should the two points have different x and y coordinates, you may use the distance formula below.

`\boxed{\textcolor{steelblue}{\text{Distance between 2 points}= \sqrt{(y_1 - y_2)^(2) + (x_1 - x_2)^(2) } }}`

where (x₁, y₁) is the first coordinate and (x₂, y₂) is the second coordinate