The coordinates of the point K are (−5,8) and the coordinates of point L are (−5,−6). What is the distance, in units, between the point K and point L ?Answer: □ units
Q. The coordinates of the point K are (−5,8) and the coordinates of point L are (−5,−6). What is the distance, in units, between the point K and point L ?Answer: □ units
Identify Coordinates: Identify the coordinates of points K and L.Point K has coordinates (−5,8), and point L has coordinates (−5,−6).
Recognize Same X-coordinate: Recognize that the points have the same x-coordinate. Since both points have an x-coordinate of −5, they lie on the same vertical line.
Calculate Distance: Calculate the distance between the y-coordinates.The distance between two points on the same vertical line is the absolute difference between their y-coordinates.Distance = ∣y2−y1∣=∣(−6)−(8)∣=∣−6−8∣=∣−14∣=14
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