In the figure above, the length of segment AB is |7 − 1| = 6. The length of segment CD is |0 − (−4)| = 4.
REMEMBER
Length is always positive.
Exercise
Find the slopes of the lines that contain the following points:
(0, 3) and (4, 5)
(−1, 2) and (9, 8)
xx.
xxi. Find the slopes of the following lines: