Question

Find the distance between points (a,b) and Q -a,-b)​

Answer 1

Answer:

d = 2* sqrt(a^2 + b^2)

Step-by-step explanation:

Interesting question. You should begin by noting that 0 is not the answer although it looks like it should be.

P = (a,b)

Q= (-a,-b)

x1 = a

x2 = - a

y1 = b

y2 = - b

d = sqrt( (x2 - x1)^2 + (y2 - y1)^2 )

d = sqrt( (-a - a)^2 + (-b - b)^2  )

d = sqrt ( -2a)^2 + - (2b)^2 )

d = sqrt(4a^2 + 4b^3)

d = 2* sqrt(a^2 + b^2)