On a coordinate plane, if you start from a point lying on the x-axis 2 units to the left of y-axis and move toward a point 5 units to the right of y-axis, what distance (in units) will you cover?

3 units

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5 units

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8 units

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7 units

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Solution

The correct option is D 7 units

The starting point is on the x-axis and it lies 2 units to the left of y-axis. This point is A(-2, 0), as shown on the graph.
If we move from point A to the y-axis, we cover a distance of 2 units.
Next, we move 5 units to the right, i.e. along the x-axis, to reach the final point B.
In total, we cover a distance of 2 + 5 = 7 units.

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