Asked by Robert

On a coordinate plane, a triangle has points (negative 5, 1), (2, 1), (2, negative 1).
Use the drop downs to answer the following questions about the distance between the points (−5, 1) and (2, −1).
What is the distance of the horizontal leg?

What is the distance of the vertical leg?

Use the Pythagorean theorem. What is the distance between the two points?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Horizontal leg: 7 (from x = −5 to x = 2)

Vertical leg: 2 (from y = 1 to y = −1)

Distance: sqrt(7^2 + 2^2) = sqrt(53) ≈ 7.2801