Find the Distance Between Two Points Given Their Coordinates $P$ And $Q$

question 587

Multiple Choice

Find the distance between two points given their coordinates.
-Find the distance between points $P$ and $Q$ on a number line, with coordinates 6 and $- 11$ , respectively.

• A) \(d ( P , Q ) = - 17\)
• B) \(d ( P , Q ) = - 5\)
• C) \(d ( P , Q ) = 17\)
• D) \(d ( P , Q ) = 5\)

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