Question

What is the distance between `(–5, –9)` and `(–5, 13)`?

Answer 1

`22" units"`

Explanation:

`"note that the x-coordinates of both points are - 5"`

`"this means that the points lie on the vertical line "`
`x=-5`

`"and so the distance between them is the difference "`
`"between the y-coordinates"`

`rArr"distance "=13-(-9)=22" units"`