The coordinates of the point P are (0,7) and the coordinates of point Q are (5,7). What is the distance, in units, between the point P and point Q ?Answer: □ units
Q. The coordinates of the point P are (0,7) and the coordinates of point Q are (5,7). What is the distance, in units, between the point P and point Q ?Answer: □ units
Identify Coordinates: Identify the coordinates of points P and Q.Point P has coordinates (0,7), and point Q has coordinates (5,7).
Same Y-coordinate: Recognize that the points share the same y-coordinate. Since both points have the y-coordinate of 7, they lie on a horizontal line, and the distance between them is the difference in their x-coordinates.
Calculate X-coordinate Difference: Calculate the difference in x-coordinates.The x-coordinate of point Q is 5 and the x-coordinate of point P is 0. The difference is 5−0=5.
Conclude Distance: Conclude that the distance between points P and Q is the difference in their x-coordinates.The distance between points P and Q is 5 units.
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