Determine the length of the line segment joining the two given points.

Question

Determine the length of the line segment joining the two given points.

(a) (3, 5) and (6, 5) (b) (-2, 6) and (4, 0)

Answer 1

a) 3 is the length between (3,5) and (6,5). Just take the difference in the x coordinates. When the y values are the same, the distance = the change in x coordinates.

b) 6sqr2 = the distance between (-2,6) and (4,0). use the distance formula. d^2 = ((6-0)^2 + (4- -2)^2) = 6^ + 6^2 = 2(36)

d = 6sqr2