Question

select the correct answer from each drop - down menu. jamal is finding the length, d, of the line segment. his work so far is shown. what is jamals next step? jamal should find the by

Explanation:

Step1: Recall the distance formula concept

The distance formula between two points \((x_1,y_1)\) and \((x_2,y_2)\) is derived from the Pythagorean theorem. First, we need to find the lengths of the horizontal and vertical legs of the right - triangle formed by the two points. The length of the horizontal leg is \(|x_2 - x_1|\) and the length of the vertical leg is \(|y_2 - y_1|\).

Answer:

Jamal should find the length of each leg by calculating the differences in the \(x\) - coordinates (\(x_2 - x_1\)) and \(y\) - coordinates (\(y_2 - y_1\)).