Question

What is the distance between `(-8,17)` and `(-8,-8)`?

Answer 1

25

Explanation:

Use the distance formula:

Distance = `sqrt((x_2 - x_1)^2 + (y_2 - y_1)^2)`

Plug your points into the formula.

You can make either coordinate set #1. Let's use (-8, 17) as our first.

`(-8, 17)`
`x_1 = -8, y_1 = 17`

`(-8, -8)`
`x_2 = -8, y_2 = -8`

Distance = `sqrt((-8 - (-8))^2 + (-8 - 17)^2)`

`= sqrt(0^2 + (-25)^2)`
`= sqrt(0 + 625)`
`= sqrt(625)`
`= 25`

The distance between the two points is `25`.