Find the length of a horizontal or vertical segment from coordinates
Find the coordinate that changes between the two points. The length is the number of units between those two values.
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Point J is at (2, 1) and point K is at (3, 1). How long is segment JK?
Answer: 1
Point A is at (4, 3) and point B is at (4, 0). How long is segment AB?
Answer: 3
Point P is at (3, 2) and point Q is at (3, 1). How long is segment PQ?
Answer: 1
Tip: Find the coordinate that changes between the two points. The length is the number of units between those two values.
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