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Distance Between Ordered Pairs
(+8, +10) and (+5, +10)

Distance Between Ordered Pairs (+8, +10) and (+5, +10)-example-1

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The Y coordinates are the same, so I know I am going to find the distance between the X coordinates.

The ordered pairs are in the SAME quadrant. I know this because, ALL NUMBERS ARE POSITIVE.

Since they are in the SAME quadrant, I am going to SUBTRACT.

I must take the absolute value of each coordinate when I find the distance, since a distance can never be NEGATIVE.

WORK: 8-5=3

The distance between (8, 10) and (5, 10) is 13 units.

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