Q. A triangle has vertices on a coordinate grid at U(−6,−4),V(1,−4), and W(−6,7). What is the length, in units, of UV ?Answer: □ units
Identify Points U and V: Identify the coordinates of points U and V.Point U has coordinates (−6,−4) and point V has coordinates (1,−4).
Calculate Length of bar(UV): Use the distance formula to calculate the length of bar(UV). The distance formula is d=[(x2−x1)2+(y2−y1)2], where (x1,y1) and (x2,y2) are the coordinates of two points. For bar(UV), we have (x1,y1)=(−6,−4) and (x2,y2)=(1,−4).
Plug Coordinates into Formula: Plug the coordinates into the distance formula.d=[(1−(−6))2+(−4−(−4))2]d=[(1+6)2+(0)2]d=[72+02]d=[49+0]d=[49]d=7
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