Question

Question

Solve the following problem:

What is the distance from (−13, 12)
to (−13, −77)
?

(1 point)
Responses

65
65

89
89

−89
negative 89

26
26
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Answer 1

To find the distance between the points \((-13, 12)\) and \((-13, -77)\), we can use the distance formula, but since both points share the same x-coordinate (\(-13\)), we only need to find the difference in the y-coordinates.

The y-coordinates are \(12\) and \(-77\). The distance \(d\) is given by:

\[ d = |y_2 - y_1| = |-77 - 12| = |-89| = 89 \]

Thus, the distance from \((-13, 12)\) to \((-13, -77)\) is \(89\).

The correct answer is \(89\).