Given the coordinates (15,−3) , (19,−6) , and (15,−10) , what would be the length of the vertical side, in centimeters?

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To find the length of the vertical side, we need to calculate the difference in y-coordinates.

The y-coordinates of the given points are:
-3, -6, -10

The difference in y-coordinates between the top and bottom points (-3 and -10) is:
-10 - (-3) = -10 + 3 = 7

Therefore, the length of the vertical side is 7 centimeters.
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Apologies for the mistake. Let's recalculate the length of the vertical side using the correct coordinates.

Given coordinates: (15,−3), (19,−6), and (15,−10)

We need to find the difference in the y-coordinates between the top and bottom points to determine the length of the vertical side.

The y-coordinates of the top and bottom points are -3 and -10, respectively.

Difference in y-coordinates:
-10 - (-3) = -10 + 3 = -7

Since distance cannot be negative, we take the absolute value of -7 to get the length of the vertical side:

Length of the vertical side = | -7 | = 7 centimeters

Therefore, the correct length of the vertical side is 7 centimeters. Thank you for pointing out the error.