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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is the distance between (10,-7) and (10,9) on a coordinate plane? ____ units

OpenStudy (igreen):

Use the distance formula.

OpenStudy (igreen):

\(\sf \sqrt{(x_2-x_1)^2 + (y_2-y_1)^2}\) (10, -7), (10, 9) x1 y1 x2 y2

OpenStudy (igreen):

Plug them in and simplify

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what does x1 and y1 x2 and y2 mean?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

HELP!!!!

OpenStudy (igreen):

That's from the equation.

OpenStudy (igreen):

Actually we can just add -7 + -9 and ignore the negative sign.

OpenStudy (igreen):

-7 + -9 = ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

16

OpenStudy (igreen):

Yep, that's our answer.

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