Question

What is the distance between the points (5, –6) and (5, 2)?

Answer 1

@SolomonZelman

Answer 2

@Godlovesme

Answer 3

@EclipsedStar

Answer 4

A.
1

B.
3

C.
4

D.
8

Answer 5

Does this make sense to you?
$$
p_1=(x_1,y_1)=(5,-6)\\
p_2=(x_2,y_2)=(5,2)\\
d=\sqrt{(x_1-x_2)^2+(y_1-y_2)^2}
$$

Answer 6

not really.

Answer 7

How about this? We need to find the distance between 2 and -6 on this graph.