- Can you find the distance of the line segment below? (6, 7) a (10, 1)

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Using Pythagorean theorem
Discovery:
A discovery I see is that you use square root to find your answers usin
the Pythagorean thereom.
Exit Question: Can you find the distance of the line segment below?
(6, 7)
a
(10, 1)
Geometry
Mrs. Congello
MacBook Pro
Transcribed Image Text:Discovery: A discovery I see is that you use square root to find your answers usin the Pythagorean thereom. Exit Question: Can you find the distance of the line segment below? (6, 7) a (10, 1) Geometry Mrs. Congello MacBook Pro
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Given Data:

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Point A: Ax1, y1=A6, 7

Point B: Bx2, y2=B10, 1

Draw a line vertical from A and second-line horizontal from B. The point where both the vertical and horizontal line intersects each other is point O(6, 1) as shown in the figure below.

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