Question

5. Find the distance between the points A(x, y) and B(x, y), when (1) AB
parallel to the x-axis (ii) AB is parallel to the y-axis.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Answer

When AB is parallel to the y−axis, then A and B have the same obscissa.

Then, A(x,y

1

) and B(x,y

2

) are the given points. So AB=∣y

2

−y

1

∣