Find the distance between the points (
–
8,9) and (
–
8,
–
7).
The distance formula to find the distance between two points (x₁, y₁) and (x₂, y₂) is:
distance = √((x₂ - x₁)² + (y₂ - y₁)²)
In this case, the two points are (-8, 9) and (-8, -7). Applying the formula, we get:
distance = √((-8 - (-8))² + (-7 - 9)²)
distance = √((0)² + (-16)²)
distance = √(0 + 256)
distance = √256
distance = 16
Therefore, the distance between the points (-8, 9) and (-8, -7) is 16 units.