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ON YOUR OWN
Find Distances in the Coordinate Plane

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Item 7
A shark is located at (9,−1) . A fish is located at (−1,−1) . A whale is located at (9,10) .

Select True or False for each distance given.

Statement True False
The distance between the shark and the fish is 10 units.
True – The distance between the shark and the fish is 10 units.
False – The distance between the shark and the fish is 10 units.
The distance between the shark and the whale is 9 units.
True – The distance between the shark and the whale is 9 units.
False – The distance between the shark and the whale is 9 units.

Answer :

Items 7
The distance between the shark and the fish is 10 units TRUE.

The distance between the shark and the whale is 9 units FALSE.
This is easy. Just use a graph and plot each cartesian coordinate point on the plane and count the intersections between each point you labeled.