What is the distance between the points (-3,-11 and (-3,23) in the coordinate plane?

Distance= the square root of (x2-x1)^2 +(y2-y1)^2 so (-3-(-3))^2 + (23-(-11))^2= 0^2+34^2=
0+1156= 1156 and the square root of that is 34 so your final answer is 34

How many shares did he have to begin with?

Area of circle = pi * radius^2radius is given to be 1/2 inchespi * (1/2)^2 = pi/4 inches^2 = 0.785 inches^2