Question

What is the horizontal distance from the origin to the point (8, 1)?

Answer 1

Answer:

just use the distance formula. The origin is (0,0), so the distance is

√((8-0)^2 + (1-0)^2) = √65

Or, plot the point and note that the line from (0,0) to (8,1) is the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs 8 and 1. Then use the Pythagorean Theorem.