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On a city map, Riya marks her school at (4, 7) and her home at (4, 2), where each unit is 1 km along a straight road running north.
Since both places have the same -coordinate, they lie on the same vertical line.
How many kilometres apart are her school and home along this road?

Class 8Coordinates of a PointCoordinate Geometry
  • A6
  • B4
  • C10
  • D5

Step-by-Step Solution

Same -coordinate means the points are on a vertical line. Distance = difference of -coordinates = 7 - 2 = 5 km.
Answer: D) 5

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