Find the distance between P ( X1, Y1 ) and Q ( X2, Y2 ) when:

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asked Feb 8, 2018 in Mathematics by Rohit Singh (61,782 points) 35 133 356

Find the distance between  P ( X1, Y1 ) and Q ( X2, Y2 ) when:
(i) PQ is parallel to the y-axis,
(ii) PQ is parallel to the x-axis.

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answered Feb 8, 2018 by sameer (82,980 points) 5 11 37
selected Mar 6, 2018 by sanjeev
 
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The given points are P (X1, Y1 ) and Q (X2, Y2 )

(i) When PQ is parallel to the y-axis, x1 = x2.

In this case, distance between P and Q √(( X2 -X1 )2 + ( Y2 -Y1 )2 )

(ii) When PQ is parallel to the x-axis, y1 = y2.

In this case, distance between P and Q =√((X2 - X1)2 + (Y2 - Y1)2)

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