Answer:
The length of side BC is 2.8 units
Explanation:
* Lets revise how to find the distance between two points
- If there are two points their coordinates are (x1 , y1) and (x2 , y2),
then we can find the distance between them by this rule:
d = √[(x2 - x1)² + (y2 - y1)²]
- Now lets solve the problem
∵ B = (3 , 3)
∵ C = (5 , 1)
- To find the length of BC use the rule of the distance above
- Let point B is (x1 , y1) and point C is (x2 , y2)
∵ x1 = 3 and x2 = 5
∵ y1 = 3 and y2 = 1
∴ BC = √[(5 - 3)² + (1 - 3)²]
∴ BC = √[(2)² + (-2)²]
∴ BC = √[4 + 4] = √8 = 2.8 units
* The length of side BC is 2.8 units