SOLUTION: Explain how you could find the distance between the points(5,7) and (5,-8) on the coordinate plane?

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Question 866384: Explain how you could find the distance between the points(5,7) and (5,-8) on the coordinate plane?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(5,7) and
(5,-8) D = sqrt+%28%28x%5B1%5D-x%5B2%5D%29%5E2%2B%28y%5B1%5D-y%5B2%5D%29%5E2%29%29 = sqrt(0^2 + 15^2) = 15