Question

On a coordinate grid, the coordinates of vertices P and Q for Polygon PQRS are P(1, 2) and Q(−4, 2). What is the length of Side PQ of the polygon?
2 units 3 units 4 units 5 units @igreen

Answer 1

@CGGURUMANJUNATH

Answer 2

@confluxepic @dtan5457

Answer 3

Use the distance formula.

\(d = \sqrt{(x_2-x_1)^2 + (y_2-y_1)^2}\)

Answer 4

i green can you help me

Answer 5

Plug in what we know:

\(d = \sqrt{(-4-1)^2 + (2-2)^2}\)

Simplify

Tell me what you get.

Answer 6

Oh..we can just subtract |-4 - 1|

What do you get?

Answer 7

@sjman1