Question

What is the distance between the 2 points? Round to the nearest tenths place.

Answer 1

`10.8 units`

Explanation:

To find the answer, we need to use the distance formula.

`d=√((x-x)^2 +(y-y)^2)`

Let us look at our points. We have:

`(-2, 5)` and
`(-6, -5)`

Now, let's identify our x's and y's:

x₁ = -2

y₁ = 5

x₂ = -6

y₂ = -5

Plug it in to the distance formula and simplify:

`d=√((-6+2)^2+(-5-5)^2)`

`d=√((-4)^2+(-10)^2)\\d=√(16 +100) \\d=√(116)\\`

`d=2√(29)` OR
`10.77032961...`

Answer 2

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