Question

(-4, 4)
(3, 4)
How would you find the distance between these two points?

(1 point)
Responses

Since the y-coordinates are the same, you would subtract -4 - 3 to get the distance and then take the absolute value since distance is positive.
Since the y-coordinates are the same, y ou would subtract -4 - 3 to get the distance and then take the absolute value since distance is positive.

Since the y-coordinates are the same, you would add -4 + 3 to get the distance.
Since the y-coordinates are the same, you would add -4 + 3 to get the distance.

Since the y-coordinates are the same, you would do 3 - 4 to get the distance.
Since the y-coordinates are the same, y ou would do 3 - 4 to get the distance.

Since the y-coordinates are the same, you would subtract 4 - 3 to get the distance.

Answer 1

To find the distance between the two points \((-4, 4)\) and \((3, 4)\), you can use the fact that the y-coordinates are the same (both are 4). This means the points are aligned horizontally.

To find the distance between the x-coordinates, you would subtract one x-coordinate from the other:

\[
\text{Distance} = |x_2 - x_1| = |3 - (-4)| = |3 + 4| = |7| = 7.
\]

None of the proposed responses correctly describe this process. The correct approach is to take the absolute value of the difference in the x-coordinates, and since the y-coordinates are equal, the distance is simply the difference between the x-coordinates.