Question

to find the distance between (17,3) and (17,-5), marcia used the following equation. is marcia correct

Answer 1

Distance = 8

`Formula =\\√((x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_2)^2)`

Explanation:

`(17,3)=(x_1 , y_1 )\\ (17,-5)=(x_2,y_2)\\\\d = √((x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2) \\\\d = √((17-17)^2+(-5-3)^2)\\\\ d = √((0 )^2+(-8)^2)\\\\d = √(0 +64)\\\\ d = √(64) \\\\d = 8`