Given Coordinates: x1 = -3 y1 = -1, x2 = 5 y2 = -1
Distance Formula: d = √(x2 − x1)2 + (y2 − y1)2
Substitute the given coordinates into the Distance Formula and Simplify:
d = √(5 − (-3))2 + (-1 − (-1))2
d = √(5 + 3)2 + (-1 + 1)2
d = √82 + 02
d = √64 + 0
d = √64
d = 8
Therefore, the distance between the points (-3, -1) and (5, -1) is equal to 8
Note: Since y1 = y2, the distance between (-3, -1) and (5, -1) is equal to the absolute value of the difference between x2 (5) and x1 (-3), d = |5 − (-3)| = 8
Distance Formula: d = √(x2 − x1)2 + (y2 − y1)2
Substitute the given coordinates into the Distance Formula and Simplify:
d = √(5 − (-3))2 + (-1 − (-1))2
d = √(5 + 3)2 + (-1 + 1)2
d = √82 + 02
d = √64 + 0
d = √64
d = 8
Therefore, the distance between the points (-3, -1) and (5, -1) is equal to 8
Note: Since y1 = y2, the distance between (-3, -1) and (5, -1) is equal to the absolute value of the difference between x2 (5) and x1 (-3), d = |5 − (-3)| = 8
