Q11 of 40 Page 3

Find the distance between points having coordinates A(0, a) and B(0, b) such that b > a.

As the abscissa for the points is 0, they lie on the y-axis.


The distance of A from origin = a


The distance of B from origin = b


Distance between (a and b, b > a) = b – a


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