Question

Peter graphed two points on a coordinate grid. They are (−6, 4) and (3, 4).
What is the distance between the points?
Use the coordinate grid to help you find the answer.




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Responses

6 units
6 units

9 units
9 units

10 units
10 units

13 units
13 units
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Answer 1

To find the distance between the two points \((-6, 4)\) and \((3, 4)\), we can use the distance formula. However, since both points have the same y-coordinate (4), we can see that they lie on a horizontal line. Therefore, the distance between them is simply the difference in their x-coordinates.

Let's calculate this:

1. The x-coordinate of the first point is \(-6\).
2. The x-coordinate of the second point is \(3\).

Now, we can find the distance:

\[
\text{Distance} = \text{x-coordinate of second point} - \text{x-coordinate of first point} = 3 - (-6) = 3 + 6 = 9 \text{ units}
\]

So, the distance between the points is **9 units**.