Provide an appropriate response.
-What is the distance from the origin to the point $( m , - n )$ ?
A) $\sqrt { m - n }$
B) $\sqrt { m ^ { 2 } - n ^ { 2 } }$
C) $m ^ { 2 } + n ^ { 2 }$
D) $\sqrt { m ^ { 2 } + n ^ { 2 } }$

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The distance from the origin to any point $(x, y)$ on a Cartesian plane is given by the formula $\sqrt{x^2 + y^2}$. Here, $x = m$ and $y = -n$, so the distance is $\sqrt{m^2 + (-n)^2} = \sqrt{m^2 + n^2}$.

Provide an Appropriate Response (m,−n)( m , - n )(m,−n) ? A)

Provide an Appropriate Response $( m , - n )$ ?
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