A map of a flower shop is shown. Each coordinate represents one foot. How far are the sunflowers from the Daisies? use absolute value to show how you got your answer.

Question

Sunflowers: (2,6)
Liles: (5,5)
Roses: (5,1)
Daisies: (2,1)

Answer 1

To find the distance between the sunflowers (2, 6) and the daisies (2, 1), we can use the absolute value of the difference in the y-coordinates, since the x-coordinates are the same.

The coordinates are:

• Sunflowers: (2, 6)
• Daisies: (2, 1)

We can calculate the distance in the y-coordinate as follows:

1. Find the difference between the y-coordinates: \[ |y_1 - y_2| = |6 - 1| \] \[ = |5| \] \[ = 5 \]

Since the x-coordinates are the same (both are 2), the distance between the sunflowers and the daisies is simply the difference in their y-coordinates.

Thus, the distance between the sunflowers and the daisies is 5 feet.