Question
What is the total distance between (8, 6) and (8, -2) on a coordinate plane?
A
0 units
B
4 units
C
-2 units
D
8 units
A
0 units
B
4 units
C
-2 units
D
8 units
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find the distance between two points on a coordinate plane, you can use the distance formula. Since the points (8, 6) and (8, -2) have the same x-coordinate (8), the distance can be calculated by finding the difference between their y-coordinates.
The y-coordinates are 6 and -2.
Distance = |y2 - y1| = |(-2) - (6)| = |-2 - 6| = |-8| = 8 units.
So the total distance between the points (8, 6) and (8, -2) is **8 units**.
The correct answer is **D: 8 units**.
The y-coordinates are 6 and -2.
Distance = |y2 - y1| = |(-2) - (6)| = |-2 - 6| = |-8| = 8 units.
So the total distance between the points (8, 6) and (8, -2) is **8 units**.
The correct answer is **D: 8 units**.