Geometryeasy · Past Paper
Find the length of the line segment whose endpoints are (a, 0) and (0, a).
Aa
B2a
Ca * sqrt(2)
Da^2
✓ Correct Answer: C — a * sqrt(2)
Distance = sqrt((0-a)^2 + (a-0)^2) = sqrt(a^2 + a^2) = sqrt(2a^2) = a * sqrt(2).
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