The coordinates of the point T are (−5,−8) and the coordinates of point U are (−5,−2). What is the distance, in units, between the point T and point U?Answer: □ units
Q. The coordinates of the point T are (−5,−8) and the coordinates of point U are (−5,−2). What is the distance, in units, between the point T and point U?Answer: □ units
Identify Coordinates: Identify the coordinates of points T and U.Point T has coordinates (−5,−8) and point U has coordinates (−5,−2). We need to find the distance between these two points.
Calculate Vertical Distance: Since the x-coordinates of both points are the same, the points lie on a vertical line, and the distance between them is the absolute difference of their y-coordinates.Calculate the difference between the y-coordinates of point T and point U.Difference = ∣−8−(−2)∣=∣−8+2∣=∣−6∣=6
Calculate Distance: The distance between point T and point U is 6 units.
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