Find the distance of each of the following points from the origin:

A(5, – 12)

Since it is given that the distance is to be found from origin so in this question we have to use the distance formula keeping one – point fix i.e. O (0,0), as shown below:


OA = √{(5 – 0)2 + (– 12 – 0)2}


= √{(5)2 + (– 12)2}


= √{25 + 144}


= √169


OA = 13 units


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