Question

Rico wants to find the distance between the points (-2,-3) and (2,-5) his work is shown.
|-3| + |-5| = 3+5 = 8
the distance is 8 units
is Riko correct explain why or why not?​

Answer 1

you have to use distance formula and the answer is 4.5

Answer 2

Answer:

No, Riko is not correct. The points do not have the same x-coordinates. If you connect the points, they do not form a horizontal or vertical line, so you cannot count spaces or use absolute value to find the distance.

Step-by-step explanation:

Its the sample response answer on edg 2020! :)