Question

Find the distance of the following points from origin:

(7, 24)

Answer 1

Given: Point P(7, 24) and origin O(0, 0).

Distance `OP = sqrt((7 - 0)^2 + (24 - 0)^2` 

= `sqrt(7^2 + 24^2)` 

= `sqrt(49 + 576)`

= `sqrt(625)`

= 25

The distance of (7, 24) from the origin is 25 units.