Question

What is the horizontal distance between these two points (3,4) and (8,4)

Answer 1

5 units

Explanation:

Here we are given with two coordinates and asked to determine the distance between them.

Here we are going to use the distance formula, which is given as under

`D=√((y_2-y_1)^2+(x_2-x_1)^2)`

Where

`(x_1,y_1) = (3,4)`

`(x_2,y_2) = (8,4)`

Replacing these values in the distance formula

`D =√((3-8)^2+(4-4)^2)`

`D =√((-5)^2+(0)^2)`

`D =√(25)`

`D= 5`

Hence the Distance is 5 units