Question

Find the distance between (-8, 4) and (-8, -2).10 units2 units6 units8 units

Answer 1

Step 01:

Data

point 1 (-8 , 4) x1 = -8 y1 = 4

point 2 (-8 , -2) x2 = -8 y2 = -2

distance = ?

Step 02:

$d\text{ = }\sqrt[]{(x2-x1)^{2}+(y2-y1)^{2}}$$\begin{gathered} d\text{ = }\sqrt[]{(}-8-(-8))^{2}+(-2-4)^{2} \\ d\text{ = }\sqrt[]{(-8+8)^{2}+(-6)^{2}} \\ d=\text{ }\sqrt[]{0+36}\text{ = 6} \end{gathered}$

The answer is:

The distance is 6 units.