Question

Whats the distance between the points (7,3) and (7,-8)?

Also it deosnt come with a picture..
A. 11
B. 5
C. 10
D. 12

Answer 1

A

Explanation:

These two coordinates in (x,y) form have the same value for x, so they only differ in the y-value. That means if we subtract the y-values, that’s the vertical distance!

-8 - 3 = -11

(It helps me to think of this as -8 + -3.) They’re 11 units apart: think of it like a absolute value.

So the answer is A. 11

Answer 2

11. The negative 8 had to go to the positive 3. You add 8 automatically to get yourself to 0. Once you do that you add three to make them the same to find the distance. The answer is 11.