Question

How would you find the distance between two points if the line segment that them were vertical?

Answer 1

Multiple choice

Answer 2

Options?

Answer 3

you would use the distance formula. Of course it is simple if the line goes straight up and down

Answer 4

A.subtract the x-cordinate of the points and take the absolute value

Answer 5

I have only learnt how to find distance with the distance formula so far.

Answer 6

I think subract y-cordinate

Answer 7

B.Add the x-cordinate of the points and take the absolute value

Answer 8

C.Add the y-cordinate of the points and take the absolute value

Answer 9

You think?

Answer 10

Subract the y-cordinate...do you have that option?

Answer 11

yea thats D.

Answer 12

Hm

Answer 13

if the line goes up and down, all the points have the same x value

the distance formula is
\[ \sqrt{ (x_1 - x_2)^2 + (y_1- y_2)^2 } \]
if the x values are all the same, then \( x_1 - x_2= 0\)
and the formula simplifies to
\[ \sqrt{(y_1- y_2)^2 } \]
now take the square root
\[ (y_1-y_2) \]
however, we only take the positive square root, so we should show this by absolute value
\[ |y_1-y_2| \]