Question

What is the distance from the origin to point A graphed on the complex plane below

Answer 1

Coordinates of point A are

(-3,-2)

Origin lies in the center of coordinate system. That means that you can picture this as right triangle with sides 3 and 2 and you need to find hypotenuse of it.

Using pythagoras theorem we calculate:

h^2 = 3^2 + 2^2 = 13

h = sqrt 13

Answer is b

Explanation:

Coordinates of point A are

(-3,-2)

Origin lies in the center of coordinate system. That means that you can picture this as right triangle with sides 3 and 2 and you need to find hypotenuse of it.

Using pythagoras theorem we calculate:

h^2 = 3^2 + 2^2 = 13

h = sqrt 13

Answer is b