Question 1 - Think and Reflect (Page 9) - Distance between Two Points in the 2-D Plane - Chapter 1 Class 9 - Orienting Yourself: The Use of Coordinates (Ganita

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Question 1 - Think and Reflect (Page 9) In moving from A (3, 4) to D (7, 1), what distance has been covered along the x-axis? What about the distance along the y-axis? Distance along the x-axis To go from an x-value of 3 to an x-value of 7, you cover a distance of 4 units. Distance along the y-axis To go from a y-value of 4 down to a y-value of 1, you cover a distance of 3 units.