Question

what is the distance between the origin of a Cartesian Coordinate system and the point (-6, 7)?

Answer 1

I recommend plotting the points (0,0) and (-6,7). Then drawing a right triangle and finding the hypotenuse of the right triangle.

Answer 2

so i do A2+ B2 = C2

Answer 3

@jim_thompson5910

Answer 4

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

if that's what you meant, then yes

Answer 5

yeah so it would then be -6+7= c^2

Answer 6

what's the length of the blue line segment and green line segment?

Answer 7

the blue line segment is 7
and the green is -6

Answer 8

lengths are positive

Answer 9

so the green is 6 units long

Answer 10

a = 6
b = 7
c = ??

Answer 11

a^2 + b^2 = c^2
6^2 + 7^2 = c^2
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c = ???

Answer 12

c= 85^2

Answer 13

actually

c^2 = 85
c = ???

Answer 14

42.5?

Answer 15

@jim_thompson5910

Answer 16

c^2 means c squared

NOT c times 2

Answer 17

what undoes squaring?

Answer 18

im lost now ._.

Answer 19

what operation is the complete opposite of squaring

Answer 20

say you go from 6 to 36 by squaring the 6

how do you go from 36 back to 6?

Answer 21

square rooting

Answer 22

so you have to take the square root of both sides of

c^2 = 85