Question

What is the length of the segment joining the points at (-6, 8) and (6, 3)?

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Answer 1

13 units

Explanation:

So the length of those 2 points is 6+6 = 12.

The height would be 8-3 =5

Using pythagoras, you can find out the length of the line joining the 2 points so:

`5^2 + 12^2 = 169`

`√(169) = 13` units