Question

Which point is a distance of 15 units from the point (–6, –10)?
A. (–3, –2)
B. (3, 2)
C. (2, 3)
D. (–2, –3)

Answer 1

check the distance from each point

\(\sqrt{(-6-(-3))^2+(-10-(-2))^2}=\sqrt{9+64}=\sqrt{73}\ne15\)

Answer 2

do the same for the other three points

Answer 3

is the answer A??

Answer 4

do you see how I plugged in the point from A and did NOT get 15?

Answer 5

that would suggest that NO it is not A.

Answer 6

the answer is C