SOLUTION: A line segment has a total rise of 16 units and a total run of 12 units. What is the distance between the e points of the line segments? And I got : Slope=16/12➡4/3

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Question 1011677: A line segment has a total rise of 16 units and a total run of 12 units. What is the distance between the e points of the line segments?
And I got :
Slope=16/12➡4/3
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, Boreal:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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A line segment has a total rise of 16 units and a total run of 12 units. What is the distance between the e points of the line segments?
And I got :
Slope=16/12➡4/3
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The slope is 4/3, but you're asked for the distance.
Rise and run (y and x) are perpendicular, so it's a right triangle.
hyp%5E2+=+12%5E2+%2B+16%5E2+=+400
hyp = 20 units

Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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This is a 3-4-5 right triangle
12-16-20 if they are each multiplied by 4
The slope is the hypotenuse, and the x and y-distances are the legs.
The distance is hypotenuse or 20 units.