What is the shortest possible distance between the houses?

If the two distance provided are the two legs, you are looking for the hypotenuse. Use the pyth. theorem.

a^2+b^2=c^2

c^2=5^2+12^2

c^2=25+144

c^2=169

c=13

B

the answer to the question is a

step-by-step explanation:

it has the same slope and the same y-intercept.

y + 11 = -7/9(x - 18)

y + 11 =-7/9x + 14

b

y = -7/9x + 3

y-intercept (0, 3)