In a video game, two golfers tee off at hole 6, which has the coordinates (–32, –27). golfer a’s ball lands at (–43, –18). golfer b’s ball lands at (–44, –16). which golfer hit the longer shot?

a.
golfer a
b.
golfer b
c.
neither, they traveled the same distance
d.
not enough information to determine

We are given the coordinates regarding the distance of the golf balls from one point to another. In this case, we can determine the distance through the distance formula: square root of (y2 - y1)2 + (x2 - x1)2. Golf A has a distance of sqrt 202 and golf B has a distance of sqrt of 265. Hence answer is B