Question

Which of the following statements correctly describes the points?

A) The distance between (3, 4) and (3, -7) is 11 units.
B) The distance between (3, 4) and (3, -7) is 3 units.
C) The distance between (4, 3) and (-7, 3) is 10 units.
D) The distance between (4,3) and (4, -7) is 4 units.

Please answer correctly!

Answer 1

The answer to this problem would be A

Answer 2

Answer: A

Explanation:

Add the absolute value of the Y coordinate.

why the absolute value? Because you are measuring distance and you cant be a negative distance away from something