point (-9,40) is on the terminal arm of an angle in standard position, length of line segment
2 years ago
Answered By Michael Z
This point forms a right angle triangle. So the length of the line segment is actually just the hypotenuse of the triangle formed with x=-9 and y=40.using pythagoras theorem you get hypotenus=sqrt( (-9)^2 + (40)^2) =41
2 years ago
Answered By Michael Z
This point forms a right angle triangle. So the length of the line segment is actually just the hypotenuse of the triangle formed with x=-9 and y=40.using pythagoras theorem you get hypotenus=sqrt( (-9)^2 + (40)^2) =41