Question

You got information about the Hand of Midas, that it resides in the disappearing island. For further research, you plotted the end points of the disappearing island. What is the length of the island?

• A. 4 units
• B. 6 units
• C. 8 units
• D. 10 units

Answer 1

The correct option is C 8 units

The two points are A(-4, 1) and B(4, 1).

The two points are in different quadrants and have same y-coordinates.

Hence, the distance between the points is the sum of the absolute values of the x-coordinates.

Absolute value of -4 = |-4| = 4

Distance between the points = 4+4=8

Hence, the length of the island is 8 units.