Question

What is the distance between the points (-4, -12) and (-4, 22) in the coordinate plane?

Answer 1

34

Explanation:

By the distance formula:

`D = √([-4-(-4)]^2 + (22-(-12))^2) = √(34^2) = |34| = 34`

Answer 2

34

Explanation:

You can use the distance formula to find the distance between any two points in the coordinate plane.

For this problem, you can use a simpler method since both points have the same x-coordinate. Two points than have the same x-coordinate are on the same vertical line. The distance between them is the absolute value of the difference between the y-coordinates.

distance = |-12 - 22| = |-34| = 34