Question

1.) Find the distance between F( 5, - 2 ) and A( -1, 4)

Answer 1

8.49 units

Explanation:

1. The distance formula is:
`\sqrt{(x2-x1)^(2) +(y2-y1)^(2) }`

2. Let's plug in the numbers:
`\sqrt{(-1-5)^(2) +(4--2)^(2) }`

3.
`\sqrt{(-6)^(2) +(6)^(2) }`

4.
`√(36 + 36)`

5.
`√(72)` ≈ 8.485