Question

The distance between two points (x,a) and (x,b) with the same x- coordinate is given by:

• A. |(x - a)|
• B. |(a - b)|
• C. None of the above
• D. |(x - b)|

Answer 1

The correct option is B |(a - b)|

The distance between the points with same x-coordinate is given by the difference between their y-coordinates.

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