Question

Question
A neighborhood map was created on a coordinate plane. Each grid represents one mile. If the pool is on coordinates (2, 20) , and your house is on coordinates (2, 18) , how many miles is your house from the pool?(1 point)

Answer 1

To find the distance between your house and the pool on a coordinate plane, we can use the distance formula. However, since both points have the same x-coordinate (2), we can find the distance by subtracting the y-coordinates.

The coordinates of the pool are (2, 20) and the coordinates of your house are (2, 18).

Calculating the distance:

\[
\text{Distance} = |y_2 - y_1| = |20 - 18| = 2 \text{ miles}
\]

Thus, your house is **2 miles** from the pool.