On a coordinate plane, a triangle has points (negative 5, 1), (2, 1), (2, negative 1). Use the drop downs to answer the following questions about the distance between the points (−5, 1) and (2, −1).

What is the distance of the horizontal leg?

What is the distance of the vertical leg?

Use the Pythagorean theorem. What is the distance between the two points?

The answer is below

Step-by-step explanation:

The points of the triangle are  (- 5, 1), (2, 1), (2, - 1). The distance between two points is given by:

The horizontal leg is formed by points with the same y axis. Therefore the points that make up the horizontal leg is (- 5, 1), (2, 1). The Distance of the horizontal leg is:

The vertical leg is formed by points with the same x axis. Therefore the points that make up the vertical leg is (2 1), (2, 1-). The Distance of the vertical leg is:

The hypotenuse is gotten using Pythagorean theorem. It is gotten by:

Hypotenuse² = (Horizontal leg)² + (Vertical leg)²

Hypotenuse² = 7² + 2²

Hypotenuse² = 49 + 4 = 53

Hypotenuse = √53

Hypotenuse = 7.28 unit

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