What is the distance between the points (4, 7) and (4, –5)?

A.0 units
B.2 units
C.4 units
D.12 units

Question

What is the distance between the points (4, 7) and (4, –5)?

A.0 units
B.2 units
C.4 units
D.12 units

anonymous · Answer

do you know how to use the distance formula?

anonymous · Answer

no i do not

anonymous · Answer

after looking at those points, you don't really need the distance formula...
look at those two points you notice anything peculiar about them?

anonymous · Answer

not really

anonymous · Answer

they have the same x-coordinate... which means their on the same vertical line...
just count the number of units to get from one point to the other...

since one point is at y=-5, to get to y=7 you'll have to move how many units up?
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