SOLUTION: Find the distance between the point (5,3)and(5,-3)

Question 174187This question is from textbook algebra 1
: Find the distance between the point
(5,3)and(5,-3) This question is from textbook algebra 1

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can simply count the spaces between the two points vertically to get 6 units, but here's the formal method to find the distance:

Start with the distance formula.

Plug in , , , and .

Subtract from to get .

Subtract from to get .

Square to get .

Square to get .

Add to to get .

Take the square root of to get .

So our answer is

So the distance between the two points is 6 units.

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