Draw two points (4,3) and (3,4) on a coordinate plane. Using a ruler measure the distance between each point and the origin (0,0). Which distance is greater?

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Solution

When you draw the 2 points (4,3) and (3,4) and measure their distance from origin. Both points measure a distance of 5 units from origin.

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