Question

HELP QUICK What is the distance between the points (-1, 5) and (9, 5) in the coordinate plane?

A. 8
B. 13
C. 7
D. 10

Answer 1

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Answer:

D. 10

Explanation:

The distance between the points on the horizontal line is the difference of their x-coordinates:

9 -(-1) = 9 +1 = 10 . . . units