Question

A right triangle was graphed on a coordinate plane using the coordinates (2,5) , (2,1) and (6,10). What is the length of the base of the triangle?

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4 units
9 units
5 units
15 units

Answer 1

To find the length of the base of the triangle, we need to find the distance between the points (2,5) and (6,10) along the x-axis.

The difference between the x-coordinates of these two points is 6-2 = 4 units.

Therefore, the length of the base of the triangle is 4 units.

So, the correct answer is:

4 units