Question

A right triangle was graphed on a coordinate plane using these 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 calculate the distance between the points (2, 4) and (6, 4) on the x-axis.

The formula to calculate the distance between two points on the coordinate plane is given by the distance formula:
Distance = √((x2 - x1)^2 + (y2 - y1)^2)

In this case, the coordinates are:
Point 1: (2, 4) = (x1, y1)
Point 2: (6, 4) = (x2, y2)

Plugging the values into the formula:
Distance = √((6 - 2)^2 + (4 - 4)^2)
Distance = √(4^2 + 0)
Distance = √(16)
Distance = 4

Therefore, the length of the base of the triangle is 4 units.