A right triangle was graphed on a coordinate plane using the coordinates (2, 4). (6, 4), and (6, 10). What is the length of the base of the triangle?

Answer 1

To find the length of the base of the triangle, we need to find the distance between the points (2, 4) and (6, 4).

Using the distance formula, which is
√[(x₂ - x₁)² + (y₂ - y₁)²]

we get:
√[(6 - 2)² + (4 - 4)²] = √[4² + 0²] = √16 = 4

So, the length of the base of the right triangle is 4 units.